Humanities

Ethical Theory

A philosophically coherent set of propositions (for example, utilitarianism) which attempts to provide general norms for the guidance and evaluation of moral conduct. (from Beauchamp and Childress, Principles of Biomedical Ethics, 4th ed)

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A philosophically coherent set of propositions (for example, utilitarianism) which attempts to provide general norms for the guidance and evaluation of moral conduct. (from Beauchamp and Childress, Principles of Biomedical Ethics, 4th ed)

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18 entry terms
  • Normative Ethics
  • Ethic, Normative
  • Ethical Theories
  • Ethics, Normative
  • Normative Ethic
  • Theories, Ethical
  • Theory, Ethical
  • Consequentialism
  • Deontological Ethics
  • Ethics, Deontological
  • Ethics, Teleological
  • Teleological Ethics
  • Utilitarianism
  • Deontological Ethic
  • Ethic, Deontological
  • Ethic, Teleological
  • Teleological Ethic
  • Utilitarianisms

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2 allowable subheadings

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History Note

2002; use ETHICS 1993-2001

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Previous Indexing

  • Ethics (1974-2001)

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  1. K01w.752w.566w.479w.118
  2. N05.350w.256

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ethical Theory. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D028663. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D028663
  2. Ethical Theory. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58927801