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With what does the major moral theory known as deontological ethics primarily concern itself?

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Deontology judges the rightness or wrongness of a deed based on rules or duties and obligations. It judges the morality of an action based on a moral code. It focuses on the morality of an action itself as opposed to the consequences as is the case for consequentialism.

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