comparative ethics

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|anthropology|sociology|ethics}} A type of [[descriptive ethics]], focused on studying the [[nature]] and [[origin]]s of beliefs about [[morality]] held by people in diverse [[social]] or [[cultural]] groups.<ref>Morris Ginsberg, "Comparative Ethics," ''The Philosophical Quarterly'', vol. 3, no. 12 (July, 1953), pp. 253-256</ref>

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