moral conflict
Right versus right
Moral conflict is a situation where ethical principles or duties pull in opposing directions, making it impossible to satisfy all of them.
A doctor may face moral conflict between honoring patient confidentiality and preventing harm to others.
Unlike simple temptation, genuine moral conflict involves competing goods or duties rather than right versus wrong: She felt deep moral conflict about reporting her friend's misconduct.
- inner turmoilPsychological distress within oneself
- torn apartForcibly separated into pieces
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- consequentialismEthics judging by results
- deontologyMorality based on obligations
whistleblowing · cognitive dissonance · societal norms · trolley problem · greater good · shame · tragedy · conscience · gut feeling · right thing · utilitarianism · slippery slope · catharsis · cultural relativism · autonomy · self-reflection · regret · professional integrity
- moralityimmoral, ethics, morals, right and wrong, conscience
- Good and Evilgood, evil, good versus evil, virtue and vice, vice
- inner turmoilinner turmoil, inner struggle, self-doubt, indecision, turmoil
- Classical Tragedytragedy, tragic hero, Racine, catharsis, pathos
- conscience in literatureguilt, inner voice, remorse, inner struggle, soul-searching
- inner conflictinternal struggle, inner turmoil, torn feelings, ambivalence, mixed emotions
moral conflictmoral clarity
Unambiguous sense of right
clear conscience · black-and-white morality · no-brainer · categorical imperative
moral conflictpeace of mind
State without anxiety
inner harmony · clear conscience · integrity · serenity · equanimity