Deontological theories also known as Nonconsequentialists theory holds the idea that for an action to be

considered as moral it should be dependent on its intrinsic motives and must conform with the society’s
standards and norms and not on its consequences. It also opposed the idea of consequentialists theories
believing that the morality of an action will depend on its consequences, thus, an action must be in
accordance with some rules and principles.

An exact example of deontological theory is categorical imperatives or Kantianism: an act would be

morally right if it satisfied to requirements; first, the action must be accepted by the universal law where
there is a specific law or standard which everyone must follow having the same condition, it helped
people to create uniformity and became more rational with their actions and second, an action must
respect someone’s dignity and must not use anyone as a means in achieving whatever end (Kosgaard,
Kant as cited by Articulo). Moral would depend on the intrinsic motive and intention not on the result of
what is done.

Moreover, another example of deontological theory is Theological Ethics, which implies the Divine
Command of morality holds the will of God that would determine the rightness or wrongness of action.
Thus, violating any Holy scriptures (where the will of God has been expressed) and any sacred sources of
morality would be considered as unethical and must be condemned. Hence, the intention and the
consequences would not determine the moral worth of your actions but rather if it is in accordance with
the will of God or not (Holmes as cited by Articulo, ).