ethical justification
Principled defense offered
Ethical justification is reasoning that defends an action or position on moral grounds.
It answers the question "Why is this right?" by appealing to principles, consequences, or values: The ethical justification for the lie was that it prevented greater harm.
In philosophy and applied ethics, competing justifications often clash—what one framework permits, another forbids.
- moral philosophyStudy of right conduct
- moral reasoningEvaluating right and wrong
- moral dilemmasConflicts between competing values
- deontologyMorality based on obligations
- moral high groundPerceived position of righteousness
utilitarianism · consequentialism · informed consent · playing God · metaethics · cultural relativism · stakeholder analysis · slippery slope · prima facie duties · do no harm · trolley problem · lesser evil · greater good · cost-benefit analysis · case studies · categorical imperative
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Breach of moral standards
moral transgression · unethical conduct · sin · iniquity · wickedness
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Inventing acceptable motives afterward
excuse-making · self-deception · bad faith argument · pretext · sophistry
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