Ethical Framework

An Ethical Framework is a framework that provides moral principles and decision criterions for ethical judgments.

• AKA: Moral Framework, Ethics Framework, Value Framework.
• Context:
  • It can typically guide moral reasoning through systematic approaches.
  • It can typically establish value hierarchys for priority setting.
  • It can often resolve ethical dilemmas with consistent principles.
  • It can often integrate philosophical traditions with practical applications.
  • It can range from being a Descriptive Ethical Framework to being a Normative Ethical Framework, depending on its prescriptive nature.
  • It can range from being a Monist Ethical Framework to being a Pluralist Ethical Framework, depending on its value diversity.
  • It can range from being a Universal Ethical Framework to being a Contextual Ethical Framework, depending on its applicability scope.
  • It can range from being a Religious Ethical Framework to being a Secular Ethical Framework, depending on its foundation source.
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• Examples:
  • Consequentialist Ethical Frameworks, such as:
    • Utilitarian Ethical Framework for outcome maximization.
    • Longtermism Ethical Framework for future prioritization.
  • Deontological Ethical Frameworks, such as:
    • Kantian Ethical Framework for categorical imperatives.
    • Rights-Based Ethical Framework for individual protection.
  • Virtue Ethical Frameworks, such as:
    • Aristotelian Ethical Framework for character development.
    • Human Flourishing Framework for capability realization.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • Legal Framework, which enforces laws not morals.
  • Technical Framework, which implements functions not values.
  • Nihilistic Framework, which denies moral truths.
• See: Framework, Ethics, Moral Philosophy, Human Flourishing Framework, Longtermism Ethical Framework, Virtue Ethics Framework, Applied Ethics, Metaethics, Value Theory.

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