Ethical vs Conscientious - What's the difference?
ethical | conscientious |
(philosophy, not comparable) Of or relating to the study of ethics.
(not comparable) Of or relating to the accepted principles of right and wrong, especially those of some organization or profession.
(comparable) Morally approvable, when referring to an action that affects others; good.
(of a drug, not comparable) Only dispensed on the prescription of a physician.
Thorough, careful, or vigilant; implies a desire to do a task well.
As adjectives the difference between ethical and conscientious
is that ethical is (philosophy|not comparable) of or relating to the study of ethics while conscientious is thorough, careful, or vigilant; implies a desire to do a task well.As a noun ethical
is an ethical drug.ethical
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Adjective
(en adjective)- The philosopher Kant is particularly known for his ethical writings.
- All employees must familiarize themselves with our ethical guidelines.
- We are trying to decide what the most ethical course of action would be.
- In most jurisdictions, morphine is classified as an ethical drug.
Usage notes
* In general usage ethical'' is used to describe standards of behavior between individuals, while ''moral'' or ''immoral can describe any behavior. You can call lying unethical or immoral, for example, because it involves the behavior of one person and how it affects another, but violating dietary prohibitions in a holy text can only be described as immoral.Derived terms
* ethical investment * ethical system * meta-ethical * (morally approvable) unethicalSee also
* ethical dativeExternal links
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*conscientious
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Adjective
(en adjective)- He was a thoughtful and conscientious worker.