ethical standpoint

collocation in English

meaningsofethicalandstandpoint

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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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standpoint
noun[C]
uk
/ˈstænd.pɔɪnt/us
/ˈstænd.pɔɪnt/
a set of beliefs and ideas from which opinions and decisions ...
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(Definition ofethicalandstandpointfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofethical standpoint

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From anethicalstandpointboth of the above actions, extubating the infant earlier and stopping the hydration, are perhaps even more emphatically appropriate.
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Mann (1999) see this as a key to developing a critical account of the subject which is also capable of sustaining a moral orethicalstandpoint.
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I understand why it is argued from anethicalstandpointthat research should be confined solely to the use of the adult stem cell.
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From anethicalstandpoint, there must be an upper limit of pain, suffering and distress above which animals must never be subjected in scientific procedures.
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We support them, particularly from anethicalstandpoint.
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In practice, objections to this are made on purely economic grounds, whereas we argue from anethicalstandpoint.
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To my mind the only honest opponents are those who approach this question from theethicalstandpoint.
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Whilst the report recommended abolition from anethicalstandpoint, it made no mention of possible miscarriages of justice.
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According to them, from anyethicalstandpointsuch interception of web traffic must be conditional on the basis of explicit and informed consent.
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From anethicalstandpointmany things about pollutants can be studied, like questions of disposal, storage, recycling, and responsibility.
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Matthias's decision to burn the library materials has been criticized from anethicalstandpoint.
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Manders personal evolution has seen him recognise the need for protection of all animals, not just from anethicalstandpoint, but also from a global environmental perspective.
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For this reason, we should view our activities in this region from both economic and ethical standpoints.
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