conventional morality

collocation in English

meaningsofconventionalandmorality

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conventional
adjective
uk
/kənˈven.ʃən.əl/us
/kənˈven.ʃən.əl/
traditional ...
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morality
noun
uk
/məˈræl.ə.ti/us
/məˈræl.ə.t̬i/
a set of personal or social standards for good or bad behaviour ...
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(Definition ofconventionalandmoralityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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His ultimate mistake was to underestimate fatally ' the forces ofconventionalmorality' (p. x).
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Clearly, then, a criticism which aims to praise cannot countenance anything in the poem that does not tally with prevailing notions ofconventionalmorality.
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Conventionalmoralitytreats the fact of the agreement itself as part of the reason why we ought to do such-and-such.
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As such, the argument would pass muster according to only the least plausible versions of legal moralism that implementconventionalmoralityuncritically.
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Attempts to reform the criminal behavior or financially aid the byesprizornye proved futile, as they had already divorced themselves fromconventionalmoralityat a young age.
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The next level isconventionalmorality.
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These are preconventional morality,conventionalmorality, and postconventional morality.
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The plays are highly patriotic and adhere toconventionalmorality.
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In these studies, youth value orientations have been remarked upon as increasingly self-centred and more liberal, focusing more on romance, personal desires, and free choice than on 'conventionalmorality'.
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We know that anyone who is acting in the national interest is not really subject to any rules ofconventionalmoralityor reason.
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Conventionalmoralityis characterized by an acceptance of society's conventions concerning right and wrong.
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The fourth stage is also in theconventionalmoralitylevel and is called maintaining social order.
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Does freedom to philosophize, however unpopular, necessarily undermine society andconventionalmorality?
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Rejection ofconventionalmoralityand authoritarianism formed their main common bond.
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Conventionalmoralitydoes not appear to matter to the planet's power brokers.
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The third stage is part of theconventionalmoralitylevel and is called interpersonal relationships.
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Flandry is willing to disregardconventionalmoralityand use his foes' tactics against them.
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He was a sworn foe ofconventionalmoralitywho had opted for a vagabond existence and who returned to his family infrequently.
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These measures assess the constructs of "adherence toconventionalmorality", "internal-external correspondence", "self-motivation", "social absorption" and "social individuation", and "strength of sense of self".
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Centering on the social manners of upper middle class society, her female protagonists are often traditionalists, struggling to upholdconventionalmoralityin the face of changing social climates.
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