De ethische rechtvaardiging
Example: De ethische rechtvaardiging van medische experimenten blijft een complex debat.
Definition
"De ethische rechtvaardiging" refers to the moral reasoning or justification behind actions or decisions, especially in complex fields like philosophy or medicine. It involves evaluating whether something is ethically acceptable or defensible according to moral principles and values.
Etymology
"De ethische rechtvaardiging" comes from Dutch, where "ethische" means ethical, derived from the Greek word 'ethikos' meaning character or moral, and "rechtvaardiging" means justification, stemming from 'rechtvaardig' (just, fair) combined with the suffix '-ing' indicating an action or process. Did you know? The concept of ethical justification has roots in ancient philosophy, emphasizing the importance of moral reasoning.
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"De ethische rechtvaardiging" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - Philosophy - (C1) - set 1", containing 105 commonly used words.
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