The deontological perspective of sustainable development

• Authors: Adam Płachciak , Dative Mukarutesi

Title variants

Rozwój zrównoważony w perspektywie deontologicznej

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The idea of sustainable development as a normative concept emphasizes the necessity for a wider consensus on meeting human needs, ensuring social equity, and respecting planetary boundaries. The purpose of the article focuses on the deontological orientation in perceiving sustainable development. It is expected that looking at sustainability from the deontological perspective might increase individuals’ awareness of responsibility towards respecting the needs of the world’s poor, environmental boundaries, and moral equity, which emphasizes that all people are equal. Any attempt to achieve sustainability demands, first of all, rational action placed on moral duties/obligations before individual people or institutions can achieve their particular desires and goals. According to this perspective, sustainability should be treated as a prior constraint in obtaining economic maximization.

Keywords

EN

sustainable development; ethics; deontolog; human needs; Planetary boundaries; equity

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Łódzki. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
• Journal: Annales. Etyka w Życiu Gospodarczym
• Year: 2020
• Volume: 23
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 83-96

Dates

published

2020-03-30

Contributors

author

Adam Płachciak

• Wrocław University of Economics, Faculty of Economy, Management and Tourism in Jelenia Góra

author

Dative Mukarutesi

• The National University of Rwanda, Department of Accounting

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Identifiers

DOI

10.18778/1899-2226.23.1.05