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moral circles

moral circles is the plural of moral circle.

Meaning of moral circle

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

Questions about moral circles

What is moral circles the plural of?
Moral circles is the plural of moral circle.

Words near moral circles in the dictionary

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

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