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Principle-Based Ethics
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Definition
: An approach to ethics that focuses on theories of the importance of general principles such as respect for autonomy, beneficence/nonmaleficence, and justice.
See Also
Ethical Theory
Examples
Beneficence
;
Personal Autonomy
;
Social Justice
Other names
Principle-
Based Ethic; Principle Based Ethics; Ethics, Principle-
Based; Ethic, Principle-
Based; Principlism