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A version of deontological ethics that focuses on the actions and moral duties of the individual agent, rather than the moral value of outcomes of actions.

A principle that implies an obligation not to inflict harm intentionally. It is inextricably linked with the principle of beneficence.

The idea that certain actions are inherently right or wrong, and moral duty is to be performed out of respect for the moral law, not out of consideration for consequences.

An ethical viewpoint in deontology that emphasizes the importance of fair procedures in the formulation of laws and norms, on the grounds that outcomes are just if the process that produced them is fair.

In deontology, moral particularism is the view that there are no absolute moral rules, and that moral judgment can only be made in the context of the particulars of individual situations.

A strand of deontological ethics that focuses on the rights and welfare of those who are affected by actions, rather than on the duties and actions of moral agents.

For Kant, the only thing that is good without qualification is a good will, which acts out of duty and respect for the moral law, not from inclination.

A principle asserting that performing a good action may be permissible even if it has bad side effects, but performing a bad action for the purpose of achieving good results is never permissible.

In Kantian ethics, the moral worth of an action is determined by whether it is done out of respect for the moral law, rather than out of inclination or self-interest.

This formulation of Kant's Categorical Imperative suggests that 'All maxims as proceeding from our own making of law ought to harmonize with a possible kingdom of ends.'

In deontological ethics, moral absolutism is the position that there are absolute standards against which moral questions can be judged, and that certain actions are right or wrong, regardless of the context of the act.

A branch of logic that deals with the formalization and logical analysis of deontological concepts such as obligation, permission, and duty.

In Kantian ethics, this principle holds that all people should be treated as having intrinsic worth and never solely as a means to an end.

One of the formulations of Kant’s Categorical Imperative which exhorts us to 'Act in such a way that you treat humanity, whether in your own person or in the person of any other, never merely as a means to an end, but always at the same time as an end.'

The metaethical view that holds moral truths are constructed by rational agents, as opposed to being discovered or invented objectively.

A hypothetical realm, proposed by Kant, where all individuals act according to maxims that can coexist with every other person's maxims, assuming all to be both the authors and subjects of the universal laws they observe.

The property that the will has of being a law to itself, independent of any property of the objects of volition.

The ethical framework developed by W.D. Ross which posits that our moral knowledge is based on intuition and that we have multiple prima facie duties that can come into conflict and require prioritization.

The ethical theory that emphasizes following moral rules or duties, where the rules dictate the morality of actions themselves, rather than the outcomes produced by those actions.

In deontological ethics, moral paternalism is the view that it is permissible for individuals or institutions to interfere with someone's freedom for their own good.

In Kantian ethics, it is a test for an action's maxims which involves asking whether the maxim of one's action could be willed to be a universal law.

As introduced by W.D. Ross, these duties are binding unless they conflict with another more pressing moral duty. They rely on moral intuition to determine which duty should take precedence.

The view in deontological ethics that moral truths are knowable by reason alone, without the need for empirical observation.

Perfect duties are those that are absolutely morally binding and must always be performed, whereas imperfect duties allow for exceptions and are not always morally binding.

Kant's principle that states we should treat others as ends in themselves and never merely as means to our own ends.

A deontological theory rooted in the philosophy of social contract, where moral norms arise from an agreement among individuals in a society.

A central philosophical concept in the deontological moral philosophy of Immanuel Kant. It is a moral law that is universal and unconditional, meaning that it applies to all rational beings regardless of their desires or circumstances.

Deontology holds that the morality of an action should be based on whether that action itself is right or wrong under a series of rules, rather than based on the consequences of the action.