(See the Introduction to the collection for more background information.) DSS texts are identified by a number and letter combination, indicating the cave from which they were recovered: 1Q indicates the text was found in Qumran cave 1; 4Q means found in Qumran cave 4.
Platoâs absolutism dictates that there is one and only one ârightâ course of action, one that is true in every case and exists independent of human opinion or interpretation. (See Platoâs âTheory of Formâ) Information, contemplation, and intellectual training will lead to happiness.
The best-known deontological theory is that of Immanuel Kant in the 18th century. âKantianismâ is a modern term, referring to a Kant-like emphasis on duties and rules. Kant defended rules such as âdo not lieâ, âkeep promisesâ, âdo not killâ on what he claimed were rational grounds.here are different ethical theories that can be applied to a problem to elucidate our thinking, but even so the results may not fit with our moral intuition. There are several types of normative ethical theory including consequentialism, deontology-such as Kantianism-and virtue ethics.