moral accountability
Duty for actions
Moral accountability is the state of being answerable for one's actions and their ethical consequences.
Someone with moral accountability can be legitimately praised or blamed, rewarded or punished, for what they do.
The concept assumes that the person acted freely and understood the implications: Children lack full moral accountability.
Debates about moral accountability often center on how much control people truly have over their choices.
- conscienceInternal moral sense
- clear conscienceFreedom from moral guilt
- remorseGuilt for wrongdoing
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- legal responsibilityEnforceable duty under law
owning up · taking responsibility · virtue · personal integrity · integrity · duty · justice · blameworthiness · answering for · facing the music · trust · honesty · atonement · culpability · ethical decision-making · community standards · social contract · professional ethics
- Islamic TheologyAllah, tawhid, creed, divine wisdom, predestination
moral accountabilityblamelessness
Freedom from culpability
unaccountability · irresponsibility · absolution · guiltlessness · innocence