ethical ideal

collocation in English

meaningsofethicalandideal

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ethical
adjective
uk
/ˈeθ.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˈeθ.ɪ.kəl/
relating to beliefs about what is morally right ...
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ideal
noun
uk
/aɪˈdɪəl/us
/aɪˈdiː.əl/
a principle or a way of behaving that is of a very ...
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(Definition ofethicalandidealfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The individual may contribute a great deal to the fulfilment of theethicalideal, yet he can never attain it.
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The phrase has been used, "the relevance of an impossibleethicalideal", and we can say the same sort of thing about some things being unrealistic.
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This inclusion leads to the belief that at one time "virtus" extended to cover a wide range of meanings that covered one generalethicalideal.
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Objectivism regards art as an effective way to communicate a moral orethicalideal.
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A person'sethicalidealis diminished when she either chooses or is forced to act in a way that rejects her internal call to care.
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Liberties figure prominently among the ethical ideals at stake in the unfolding of emergency preparedness policy.
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In one discussion, he explains that there seems to be a contradiction between two ethical ideals most of us embrace.
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Noddings describes wrong actions in terms of a diminishment of theethicalidealand evil.
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He believed, and he made us believe, that every lasting influence in an educational system requires an economic structure of society in harmony with itsethicalideal.
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In doing so, they may help guide us into unknown regions as we map healthcare's future by means of policy, technical standards, funding, and ethical ideals.
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His teachings rarely rely on reasoned argument and ethical ideals and methods are conveyed more indirectly, through allusion, innuendo, and even tautology.
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Research into descriptive ethics may also investigate people's ethical ideals or what actions societies reward or punish in law or politics.
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