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Definition of Comparative ethics
1. Noun. (anthropology sociology ethics) A type of descriptive ethics, focussed on studying the nature and origins of beliefs about morality held by people in diverse social or cultural groups.Morris Ginsberg, "Comparative Ethics," ''The Philosophical Quarterly'', vol. 3, no. 12 (July, 1953), pp. 253-256 ¹
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