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ethical system

ethical system noun: a particular set of consistent ethical principles.

Noun

ethical system (plural ethical systems)

  1. A 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 of ethical system

Forms of ethical system

pluralethical systems

Questions about ethical system

What does ethical system mean?
Ethical system means a particular set of consistent ethical principles.
What part of speech is ethical system?
Ethical system is a noun.
What is the plural of ethical system?
The plural of ethical system is ethical systems.

Words near ethical system in the dictionary

  1. ethical egoism
  2. ethical investment
  3. ethical investments
  4. ethical screen
  5. ethical screens
  6. ethical system
  7. ethical systems
  8. ethical Ten Commandments
  9. ethical wall
  10. ethical walls
  11. ethicalism

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