ethical considerations
Right and wrong
Ethical considerations are the moral factors and principles that must be weighed when making decisions or taking actions.
The phrase appears frequently in professional, academic, and policy contexts where choices may affect people's welfare, rights, or dignity.
The research proposal raised serious ethical considerations about informed consent.
When someone says a matter involves ethical considerations, they're flagging that it's not purely practical or legal but touches on questions of right and wrong.
- bioethicsMoral philosophy for medicine
- do no harmAvoid causing injury
- human subjectsPeople in experiments
- moralityRight and wrong principles
- informed consentPermission given with understanding
deontology · accountability · consequentialism · cultural relativism · algorithmic bias · unintended consequences · trolley problem · right thing · utilitarianism · greater good · social responsibility · whistleblowing · social norms · equity · virtue · climate justice · conflict of interest · autonomy
- Arts & Sciencescreativity, music, painting, sculpture, literature
ethical considerationsexpediency
Prioritizing practicality over ethics
expedience · cost-benefit analysis · realpolitik · profit motive · technical requirements
ethical considerationsself-interest
Concern for personal advantage
Machiavellianism · greed · egoism · ruthlessness · profit motive