▁pres cription ▁for ▁determ ining ▁the ▁circumstances ▁in ▁which ▁people ▁are ▁permitted ▁to ▁act ▁in ▁a ▁way ▁that ▁har ms ▁others . ▁ ▁Att empt s ▁have ▁been ▁made ▁to ▁recon cile ▁de ont ology ▁with ▁virtue - based ▁eth ics ▁and ▁consequ ential ism . ▁ ▁I ain ▁King ' s ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁book ▁How ▁to ▁Make ▁Good ▁Dec isions ▁and ▁Be ▁Right ▁All ▁the ▁Time ▁uses ▁quasi - real ism ▁and ▁a ▁modified ▁form ▁of ▁util itar ian ism ▁to ▁develop ▁de ont ological ▁principles ▁which ▁are ▁compatible ▁with ▁eth ics ▁based ▁on ▁virt ues ▁and ▁consequences . ▁King ▁develop s ▁a ▁hierarchy ▁of ▁principles ▁to ▁link ▁his ▁meta - eth ics , ▁which ▁are ▁more ▁incl ined ▁towards ▁consequ ential ism , ▁with ▁the ▁de ont ological ▁conclus ions ▁he ▁presents ▁in ▁his ▁book . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Convention ▁( norm ) ▁ ▁C ategor ical ▁imper ative ▁ ▁De ont ic ▁logic ▁ ▁De ont ological ▁libert arian ism ▁ ▁Lawrence ▁K ohl berg ' s ▁stages ▁of ▁moral ▁development ▁ ▁Meta - eth ics ▁ ▁Mor al ▁responsibility ▁ ▁Norm ▁( ph il osoph y ) ▁ ▁Rule ▁according ▁to ▁higher ▁law ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Be auch amp , ▁Tom ▁L . ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁Philosoph ical ▁Eth ics : ▁An ▁Introduction ▁to ▁Mor al ▁Philosoph y , ▁ 2 nd ▁Ed . ▁New ▁York : ▁McG raw ▁Hill . ▁ ▁Broad , ▁C . ▁D . ▁ 1