▁the ▁consequences . ▁ ▁The ▁term ▁" de ont ological " ▁was ▁first ▁used ▁to ▁describe ▁the ▁current , ▁special ised ▁definition ▁by ▁C . ▁D . ▁Broad ▁in ▁his ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁book , ▁Five ▁Types ▁of ▁Eth ical ▁Theory . ▁Old er ▁usage ▁of ▁the ▁term ▁goes ▁back ▁to ▁Jer emy ▁Bent ham , ▁who ▁co ined ▁it ▁before ▁ 1 8 1 6 ▁as ▁a ▁syn onym ▁of ▁Dic astic ▁or ▁C ensor ial ▁Eth ics ▁( eth ics ▁based ▁on ▁jud g ement ). ▁The ▁more ▁general ▁sense ▁of ▁the ▁word ▁is ▁retained ▁in ▁French , ▁especially ▁in ▁the ▁term ▁" code ▁de ▁dé ont ologie " ▁( eth ical ▁code ), ▁in ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁professional ▁eth ics . ▁ ▁Depending ▁on ▁the ▁system ▁of ▁de ont ological ▁eth ics ▁under ▁consideration , ▁a ▁moral ▁oblig ation ▁may ▁arise ▁from ▁an ▁external ▁or ▁internal ▁source , ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁rules ▁inher ent ▁to ▁the ▁universe ▁( eth ical ▁natural ism ), ▁religious ▁law , ▁or ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁personal ▁or ▁cultural ▁values ▁( any ▁of ▁which ▁may ▁be ▁in ▁conflict ▁with ▁personal ▁des ires ). ▁Much ▁of ▁definitions ▁on ▁de ont ological ▁eth ics ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁an ▁ancient ▁T amil ▁literature ▁Th ir uk ural , ▁which ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁written ▁in ▁between ▁ 3 0 0 ▁B CE ▁and ▁ 5 th ▁century ▁CE . ▁ ▁De ont ological ▁philosoph ies ▁There ▁are ▁numerous ▁form ulations ▁of ▁de ont ological ▁eth