Axiology vs Deontology - What's the difference?
axiology | deontology |
(uncountable, philosophy) The study of the origin, nature, functions, types, and interrelations of values; value theory.
(countable) The particular value theory of a philosopher, school of thought, etc.
(ethics) The ethical study of duties, obligations, and rights, with an approach focusing on the rightness or wrongness of actions themselves and not on the goodness or badness of the consequences of those actions.
As nouns the difference between axiology and deontology
is that axiology is the study of the origin, nature, functions, types, and interrelations of values; value theory while deontology is the ethical study of duties, obligations, and rights, with an approach focusing on the rightness or wrongness of actions themselves and not on the goodness or badness of the consequences of those actions.axiology
English
(wikipedia axiology)Noun
- In his axiology , G. E. Moore maintains that "good" is the name of a simple, indefinable quality.