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ETHICAL DIFFERENCE [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ethics and Morals
  • Decision-Making Process
DEF

[A] situation in which two people agree on a particular value and disagree as to the action to be taken or decision to be made.

OBS

ethical difference: term usually used in the plural in this sense.

Key term(s)
  • ethical differences

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éthique et Morale
  • Processus décisionnel
CONT

[...] dans certains cas, aucun consensus ne se dégage de la discussion entre les personnes concernées. Le dissensus recouvre alors souvent des divergences éthiques.

Spanish

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