moral critique
Values-based criticism
Moral critique is evaluation of something—an action, policy, institution, or work—based on ethical principles rather than practical, aesthetic, or technical standards.
Where other critiques might ask whether something works or looks good, moral critique asks whether it's right: The film offers a moral critique of capitalism.
The term often appears in academic and philosophical contexts.
- satireMockery exposing vice
- whistleblowingExposing hidden wrongdoing internally
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
- ironyMeaning opposite to words
- social commentaryAnalysis of societal conditions
calling out · deontology · activism · hypocrisy · integrity · consequentialism · justice · social justice · righteous anger · corporate responsibility · ethical standards · accountability · fairness · beneficence · human rights advocacy · good vs evil · value judgment · sin