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ethical systems

ethical systems is the plural of ethical system.

Meaning of ethical system

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

Questions about ethical systems

What is ethical systems the plural of?
Ethical systems is the plural of ethical system.

Words near ethical systems in the dictionary

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  8. ethical wall
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