ethical stance
Principled value commitment
An ethical stance is a position on what is right or wrong, good or bad, in a particular situation or generally.
The phrase implies a considered moral viewpoint rather than an instinctive reaction: The company took an ethical stance against animal testing.
Taking an ethical stance often means accepting costs or inconveniences in service of principle.
- moralConcerning right conduct
- moral high groundPerceived position of righteousness
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
- guiding principleRule that directs conduct
- valuesPrinciples held worthwhile
value system · conscience · moral compass · integrity · conviction · standpoint · belief · judgment · righteous · doing the right thing · code · code of conduct · virtue · position · scruples · compass · philosophy · character
ethical stanceamorality
Lacking ethical concern
moral blindness · valuelessness · anomie · sociopathy · moral bankruptcy
ethical stanceexpedience
Practical self-interest
self-interest · opportunism · convenience · realpolitik · whatever works
ethical stancemoral relativism
Values vary by context
situational ethics · moral compromise · wishy-washiness · fence-sitting · going with the flow
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