comparative ethics

noun

A type of descriptive ethics, focused on studying the nature and origins of beliefs about morality held by people in diverse social or cultural groups.

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Meanings

nouncomparative ethics (uncountable)
  1. uncountableanthropologyA type of descriptive ethics, focused on studying the nature and origins of beliefs about morality held by people in diverse social or cultural groups.

Translations

Tagalog hambinging asalan
  • hambinging asalana type of descriptive ethics
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