ethical obligation

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• Ethical egoism — the normative ethical position that moral agents ought to do what is in their own self interest. It is distinguished from psychological egoism and rational egoism. It contrasts with ethical altruism, which holds that moral agents have an ethical… …   Mini philosophy glossary

• Ethical intuitionism — (also called moral intuitionism) is usually understood as a meta ethical theory that embraces the following theses: Moral realism, the view that there are objective facts of morality, Ethical non naturalism, the view that these evaluative facts… …   Wikipedia

• Obligation — • Defined in the Institutes of Justinian as a legal bond which by a legal necessity binds us to do something according to the laws of our State Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Obligation     Obligation …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Ethical egoism — is the normative ethical position that moral agents ought to do what is in their self interest. It differs from psychological egoism, in that psychological egoism is the claim that people can only act in their self interest, while ethical egoism… …   Wikipedia

• Ethical Aspect of Slavery —     Ethical Aspect of Slavery     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ethical Aspect of Slavery     In Greek and Roman civilization slavery on an extensive scale formed an essential element of the social structure; and consequently the ethical speculators …   Catholic encyclopedia

• obligation — 1 Obligation, duty are comparable when they denote what a person is bound to do or refrain from doing or for the performañce or nonperformance of which he is held responsible. In ordinary usage obligation typically implies immediate constraint… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Ethical consumerism — 3R Concepts Waste Disposal Hierarchy Reduce Reuse Recycle Barter Dematerialization Downcycling Dumpster diving Ecod …   Wikipedia

• Ethical dilemma — An Ethical dilemma is a complex situation that will often involve an apparent mental conflict between moral imperatives, in which to obey one would result in transgressing another. This is also called an ethical paradox since in moral philosophy …   Wikipedia

• obligation — A generic word, derived from the Latin substantive obligatio, having many, wide, and varied meanings, according to the context in which it is used. That which a person is bound to do or forbear; any duty imposed by law, promise, contract,… …   Black's law dictionary

• obligation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ contractual, legal, statutory ▪ ethical, moral, religious, social ▪ debt, financial …   Collocations dictionary

• obligation — [[t]ɒ̱blɪge͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] obligations 1) N VAR: usu N to inf If you have an obligation to do something, it is your duty to do that thing. When teachers assign homework, students usually feel an obligation to do it... Ministers are under no… …   English dictionary