Following is a transcript of the video. "Irregardless" is a word and we're duty-bound to enter it. My name is Kory Stamper and I am a lexicographer for Merriam-Webster. That means I am a writer ...

The word 'deontological' comes from the Greek word deon, which means 'duty'. Duty-based ethics are usually what people are talking about when they refer to 'the principle of the thing'.