ethical · Contextualize

Etymology

From ethic + -al, from Late Latin ethicus (“moral, ethical”), from Ancient Greek ἠθικός (ēthikós, “of or for morals, moral, expressing character”), from ἦθος (êthos, “character, moral nature”).

derived from ἠθικός
derived from ethicus

Definitions

1
Of or relating to the study of ethics.
- The philosopher Kant is particularly known for his ethical writings.
2
Of or relating to the accepted principles of right and wrong, especially those of some…
Of or relating to the accepted principles of right and wrong, especially those of some organization or profession.
- All employees must familiarize themselves with our ethical guidelines.
- An angry dispute between an animal welfare charity and its former employee will be the first case in Britain to decide whether ethical veganism is a “philosophical belief” that should be afforded the same protections as religion.
3
Morally approvable
Morally approvable; good.
- We are trying to decide what the most ethical course of action would be.
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  Only dispensed on the prescription of a physician.
  - In most jurisdictions, morphine is classified as an ethical drug.
2. An ethical drug, one only dispensed on the prescription of a physician.

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A definitional loop anchored at ethical. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

A definitional loop anchored at ethical. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at ethical

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

Etymology

Definitions

The neighborhood

Derived

Vish — recursive loop