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Full Idea
The deontological view is that some acts are absolutely prohibited, regardless of consequences.
Clarification
'Deontological' views are those which try to explain our duties
Gist of Idea
Duty prohibits some acts, whatever their consequences
Source
Jonathan Glover (Introductions to Utilitarianism and its Critics [1990], Pt Five)
Book Ref
'Utilitarianism and Its Critics', ed/tr. Glover,Jonathan [Macmillan 1990], p.152