ethical system

noun

A particular set of consistent ethical principles.

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moral system
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Meanings

nounethical system (plural ethical systems)

plural ethical systems

  1. ethicsA particular set of consistent ethical principles.

    The main defects of Comte's ethical system are those that are common to all forms of Eudaemonism: its norm of morality is relative and contingent; it possesses no principles by which the quality of its subject-matter, social happiness, may be defined; its imperative imposes no moral obligation.

    1913, “Altruism”, in Catholic Encyclopedia

    Synonyms: moral system

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA particular set of consistent ethical principles.

Similar
moral system
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