English

Noun

comparative ethics ‎(uncountable)

1. (anthropology, sociology, ethics) A type of descriptive ethics, focused on studying the nature and origins of beliefs about morality held by people in diverse social or cultural groups.^[1]

Translations

See also

• normative ethics
• metaethics

References

1. ↑ Morris Ginsberg, "Comparative Ethics," The Philosophical Quarterly, vol. 3, no. 12 (July, 1953), pp. 253-256