moral circle

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The range of beings considered by an individual or culture to merit moral consideration.
    — "[...] it’s called humanity’s expanding moral circle. The circle is the imaginary boundary we draw around those we consider worthy of moral consideration. Over the centuries, it’s expanded to include many people who were previously left out of it. As they were brought into the circle, those people won rights. Slavery was abolished. Women got the vote. Same-sex marriage was legalized."

词形变化

moral circles plural
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