Ethics & Social Judgment

Moral judgment, blame, praise, honor, fairness, and social evaluation.

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/ˈfɔnɚ/ a person who uses excessive flattery or servile behavior to gain favor M S

/ˈhɔɹtətɔɹi/ Giving exhortation or advice; encouraging. M S

exceptionable C2

/ɪkˈsep.ʃən.ə.bəl/ open to objection or criticism; offensive, unacceptable, or otherwise liable to disapproval (formal) M S

honorableness C2

the quality of deserving honor or respect M S

/fləˈdʒɪʃ.əs/ shamefully wicked or criminal; marked by outrageous vice or cruelty M S

tergiversation C2

/tɝd͡ʒɪvɚˈseɪʃən/ The act of abandoning something or someone, of changing sides; desertion; betrayal. M S

self-regarding C2

/ˌsɛlf rɪˈɡɑrdɪŋ/ chiefly concerned with oneself or with actions affecting oneself M S

blackguardism C2

/ˈblæɡɑːrdɪzəm/ dishonorable, abusive, or scurrilous conduct characteristic of a blackguard M S

parochialism C2

/pəˈroʊ.ki.ə.lɪ.zəm/ a narrow outlook limited to local concerns or one's own group, with little interest in wider issues or perspectives M S

/ˈɪn.sə.lən.si/ dated: the quality of being arrogantly rude, disrespectful, or insubordinate; insolence M S

/ˌɪndɪˈkɔɹəm/ lack of proper behavior, manners, or good taste; impropriety M S

/ɪmˈbruːt/ rare or literary: to make someone brutal or brutish; to degrade someone to the level of a brute M S

/ˈdæmnəˌtɔri/ expressing, conveying, or bringing condemnation; damning M S

/ˌpliː.əˈnɛk.si.ə/ an excessive desire to possess more, especially more wealth, power, or advantage than one's fair share M S

/rɪˈtæliˌeɪtɪv/ intended or inclined to retaliate; retaliatory M S

choiceworthy C2

/ˈtʃɔɪsˌwɝði/ ethics: worthy of being chosen or pursued as good M S

eudaemonistic C2

/ˌjuːdɪməˈnɪstɪk/ ethics: relating to the view that happiness or human flourishing is the highest good M S

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