ethicist
Professional conscience consultant
An ethicist is someone who studies or specializes in ethics—the branch of philosophy concerned with right and wrong conduct.
Ethicists work in academic settings but also advise institutions on moral questions: The hospital consulted its ethicist about end-of-life care.
A bioethicist focuses specifically on ethical issues in medicine and biological research.
Morality based on obligations
- consequentialismEthics judging by results
- utilitarianismGreatest-happiness moral theory
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- beneficenceActive desire to help
justice · rights · duty · normative · relativism · absolutism · natural law · categorical imperative
Moral soundness and consistency
- honestyTruthfulness, sincerity
- conscienceInternal moral sense
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
- uprightnessMoral correctness and honesty
trustworthiness · sincerity · authenticity · decency · fairness · scrupulousness · incorruptibility · accountability
Study of fundamental truths
deontology
Morality based on obligations
- consequentialismEthics judging by results
- utilitarianismGreatest-happiness moral theory
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
beneficence · justice · rights · duty · normative · relativism · absolutism · natural law · categorical imperative · golden rule
integrity
Moral soundness and consistency
- honestyTruthfulness, sincerity
- conscienceInternal moral sense
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
uprightness · trustworthiness · sincerity · authenticity · decency · fairness · scrupulousness · incorruptibility · accountability · transparency
philosophy
Study of fundamental truths
consultant
Professional advice provider
expert · authority · specialist · confidant · facilitator · coach · adviser · sage · mediator · ombudsman
- scholarsscholar, professors, professor, researcher, researchers
- humanities careershistorian, philosopher, linguist, archaeologist, anthropologist
- philosophy worldlogician, metaphysician, epistemologist, aesthetician, political philosopher
- academicsprofessor, course, university professors, math, professors
- public figurespolitician, celebrity, activist, journalist, pundit
- tech jobsprogrammer, developer, coder, engineers, software developers
ethicistamoralist
One without moral compass
immoralist · nihilist · sociopath · psychopath · Machiavellian
ethicistlawmaker
One who drafts legislation
legislator · jurist · theologian · pragmatist · technocrat