Duty
A commitment or expectation to perform some action, arising from ethics, morality, law, or culture.
A duty (from "due" meaning "that which is owing") is a commitment or expectation to perform some action in general or if certain circumstances arise. A duty may arise from a system of ethics or morality, especially in an honor culture. Many duties are created by law, sometimes including a codified punishment or liability for non-performance. Performing one's duty may require some sacrifice of self-interest.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Faction
- Base location
- Military Base
- First appears
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl
- Appearances
- Shadow of Chernobyl
- Clear Sky
- Call of Pripyat
- Philosophy
- Military order
- duty
- and state authority over the Zone
- Leader (shadow of chernobyl)
- Colonel
- Disposition toward player
- Hostile initially; can be made neutral or allied
Lore & Background
It discusses duty as a general concept, including civic duties, duties of employment, legal duties, filial duty, and philosophical perspectives from Cicero, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius.
Reader's Guide
It only provides general information about the concept of duty.
Did You Know?
- Cicero, an early Roman philosopher, suggested that duties can come from four sources: being human, one's place in life, one's character, and one's own moral expectations.
- A sense-of-duty is considered a virtue or personality trait, often seen in a militaristic or patriotic context.
- Filial piety, a central aspect of Confucian teachings, is a form of duty that has played an enormous role in the lives of people in eastern Asia for centuries.
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