Deontic

/diˈɑntɪk/ adjective

Definition

Relating to duty, obligation, and moral necessity. Concerned with what is required, permitted, or forbidden rather than what is good or bad.

Etymology

From Greek 'deon' (duty, that which is binding). The term was introduced in the 20th century to describe logical systems dealing with obligation and permission, extending Kantian themes.

Kelly Says

Deontic logic is like the grammar of moral language—it studies the structure of 'ought,' 'must,' and 'may' in ethics. It's what lets philosophers analyze moral reasoning with the same precision mathematicians use for numbers.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
የአስተማሮ ጥቅም
ye-astemaro tih-kem
ARالعربية
ديونتي
dee-oon-tee
BNবাংলা
দায়িত্বশাস্ত্র
da-yit-va-sha-stroh
CACatalà
deòntic
deh-ohn-tee-k
CSČeština
deontologický
deh-ohn-toh-loh-gee-ches-kee
DADansk
deontisk
deh-ohn-tisk
DEDeutsch
deontisch
deh-ohn-tish
ELΕλληνικά
δεοντολογικός
deh-ohn-toh-loh-gee-kohs
ESEspañol
deontológico
deh-ohn-toh-loh-gee-koh
FAفارسی
فضیلت‌شناسی
fazilat-shenasi
FISuomi
deontinen
deh-ohn-tee-nen
FRFrançais
déontique
deh-ohn-tee-k
GUGU
દાયિત્વશાસ્ત્ર
da-yit-va-sha-stroh
HAHA
deontiki
deh-ohn-tee-kee
HEעברית
דאונטי
dah-oon-tee
HIहिन्दी
नैतिक
naitik
HUMagyar
deontikus
deh-ohn-tee-kus
IDBahasa Indonesia
deontik
deh-ohn-tik
IGIG
deontiki
deh-ohn-tee-kee
ITItaliano
deontico
deh-ohn-tee-koh
JA日本語
義務論的
gimu-ronteki
KKKK
деонтологиялық
deh-ohn-toh-loh-gee-ah-leek
KMKM
ទម្រង់​ធម៌
tum-rong thorm
KO한국어
의무론
ui-mu-ron
MRMR
दायित्वशास्त्र
da-yit-va-sha-stroh
MSBahasa Melayu
deontik
deh-ohn-tik
MYမြန်မာ
တာဝန်ဆောင်ပုံ
tà-wùn hsaung pon
NLNederlands
deontisch
deh-ohn-tish
NONorsk
deontisk
deh-ohn-tisk
PAPA
ਦਾਇਤਵਾਸ਼ਾਸਤਰ
da-i-tva-sha-stroh
PLPolski
deontyczny
deh-ohn-tich-ny
PTPortuguês
deontológico
deh-ohn-toh-loh-gee-koh
RORomână
deontologic
deh-ohn-toh-loh-jee-k
RUРусский
деонтологический
deh-ohn-toh-loh-gee-ches-kee
SVSvenska
deontisk
deh-ohn-tisk
SWKiswahili
deontiki
deh-ohn-tee-kee
TAதமிழ்
கடமையியல்
ka-damai-yiyal
TEతెలుగు
విధి
vidhi
THไทย
จริยธรรม
ja-ri-ya-tham
TLTL
deontolohiya
deh-ohn-toh-loh-hee-yah
TRTürkçe
deontik
deh-ohn-tik
UKУкраїнська
деонтологічний
deh-ohn-toh-loh-gee-ches-ny
URاردو
فریضہ
farz
VITiếng Việt
đạo đức
đao duc
YOYO
deontiki
deh-ohn-tee-kee
ZH中文
义务论
yì wù lùn
ZUZU
deontiki
deh-ohn-tee-kee

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