Lago wrote:Isn't D.tology the same thing as strict adherance to a written code, with the only difference is that every line item is given equal weight?
No. Deontology requires the acceptance of specific axioms on faith, but the evaluation of actions and intentions are calculatable and derived from those axioms. A rigid code and a Deontologist will both tell you "Don't kill people", but their answer is totally different:
Rigid Code: "Because I said so."
Deontologist: "Because if everyone killed someone, there would b noone left, so the action is ungeneralizable."
The only thing you have to take on faith for Deontology is that you can't bring cookies to class unless you bring some for everyone. A rigid code has and requires no explanations.
This means that if an entirely new verb is invented, Deontology will be able to tell you whether you should do it or not, and a rigid code can't.
-Username17