Moral rule

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About

A moral rule is an assertion that a particular action is good or bad regardless of its consequence.

Moral rules are usually found in collections which express the values of a given community or institution; such a collection is referred to as a moral code.

Related

  • Moralism is the practice of viewing actions in terms of moral rules, rather than in terms of their consequences.