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moral circle

moral circle noun: the range of beings considered by an individual or culture to merit moral consideration.

Noun

moral circle (plural moral circles)

  1. The range of beings considered by an individual or culture to merit moral consideration.
    • "[...] it’s called humanity’s expanding moral circle. The circle is the imaginary boundary we draw around those we consider worthy of moral consideration. Over the centuries, it’s expanded to include many people who were previously left out of it. As they were brought into the circle, those people...2019 April 4, Sigal Samuel, “Should animals, plants, and robots have the same rights as you?”, in Vox

Forms of moral circle

pluralmoral circles

Questions about moral circle

What does moral circle mean?
Moral circle means the range of beings considered by an individual or culture to merit moral consideration.
What part of speech is moral circle?
Moral circle is a noun.
What is the plural of moral circle?
The plural of moral circle is moral circles.

Words near moral circle in the dictionary

  1. moral authority
  2. moral bankruptcies
  3. moral bankruptcy
  4. moral certainties
  5. moral certainty
  6. moral circle
  7. moral circles
  8. moral code
  9. moral codes
  10. moral compass
  11. moral compasses

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