different between axiology vs deontology

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????? (áxios, “worthy”) + -????? (-logía, “study of”).

Noun

axiology (countable and uncountable, plural axiologies)

1. (uncountable, philosophy) The study of the origin, nature, functions, types, and interrelations of values; value theory.
2. (countable) The particular value theory of a philosopher, school of thought, etc.

   In his axiology, G. E. Moore maintains that "good" is the name of a simple, indefinable quality.

Related terms

• axiological
• axiologist

Translations

Further reading

• axiology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• axiology at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???? (déon, “that which is binding, needful, right, proper”) + -logy. The specialised sense in normative ethics is due to C. D. Broad

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?l?d?i

Noun

deontology (usually uncountable, plural deontologies)

1. (ethics) Ethics. [from c. 1826]
2. (ethics) The normative ethical position that judges the morality of an action based on the action's adherence to rules or obligations rather than either the inherent goodness or the consequences of those actions. [from 1930]

Coordinate terms

• consequentialism
• utilitarianism

Derived terms

• deontological
• deontologist

Related terms

• deontic

Translations

References

• deontology in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• deontology in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• deontology at OneLook Dictionary Search