normative ethics

noun

A branch of ethics concerned with classifying actions as right and wrong, attempting to develop a set of rules governing human conduct, or a set of norms for action.

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Meanings

nounnormative ethics (usually uncountable, plural normative ethics)
  1. uncountableusuallyethicsA branch of ethics concerned with classifying actions as right and wrong, attempting to develop a set of rules governing human conduct, or a set of norms for action.
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