ethical framework
Principles guiding conduct
An ethical framework is a structured system of moral principles used to guide decisions about right and wrong.
Different frameworks emphasize different values—consequences, duties, virtues, or rights—and lead to different conclusions about the same situation.
The hospital's ethical framework prioritizes patient autonomy.
In philosophy and professional contexts, frameworks provide consistent methods for analyzing moral dilemmas rather than relying on intuition alone.
- consequentialismEthics judging by results
- deontologyMorality based on obligations
- utilitarianismGreatest-happiness moral theory
- common goodBenefit shared by all
- moral codeStandards of right conduct
value system · stakeholder analysis · bioethics · codes of conduct · cultural relativism · elders' councils · conduct · moral · societal norms · obligations · slippery slope · duty · do the right thing · golden rule · moral compass · right and wrong · fairness · values
- Islamic Lawsharia, Sharia, Shariah, Islamic law, fatwa
ethical frameworkamorality
Lacking ethical concern
nihilism · immorality · moral bankruptcy · depravity · corruption
ethical frameworkinstinct
Innate behavioral tendency
gut reaction · impulse · knee-jerk response · thoughtlessness · recklessness