Single Idea 3550

[catalogued under 23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 1. Deontology]

Full Idea

Principles concern not just types of actions, but one's life as a whole, grasping truths about the nature of justice, and the like; they explain rules, giving the 'why' and not just the 'what'.

Gist of Idea

Principles cover life as a whole, where rules just cover actions

Source

Julia Annas (The Morality of Happiness [1993], 2.4)

Book Reference

Annas,Julia: 'The Morality of Happiness' [OUP 1995], p.104