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moral minima

moral minima is the plural of moral minimum.

Meaning of moral minimum

Noun

moral minimum (plural moral minimums or moral minima)

  1. A standard or principle upheld as indispensable for moral conduct, whether within a particular context or in general.
    • John Stuart Mill . . . was not long in proving that the moral minimum of wages was a myth.1887, Franklin H. Giddings, “The Natural Rate of Wages”, in Political Science Quarterly, volume 2, number 4, page 625
  2. The specific rule that one should do no intentional harm, often considered the bare minimum required for ethical behavior.
    • First, consider the moral minimum, do no harm.2005, Patricia Illingworth, Trusting Medicine: The Moral Costs of Managed Care, Routledge, →ISBN, page 100

Questions about moral minima

What is moral minima the plural of?
Moral minima is the plural of moral minimum.

Words near moral minima in the dictionary

  1. moral low ground
  2. moral low grounds
  3. Moral Majoritarian
  4. Moral Majoritarians
  5. Moral Majority
  6. moral minima
  7. moral minimum
  8. moral minimums
  9. moral nihilism
  10. moral objectivism
  11. moral obligation

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