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Six example sentences with ethical, each labelled with its topic.
Kant argued that an ethical act is one you could will everyone to perform, whatever the consequences for yourself.
Philosophy
The surgeon refused the gift from the device maker, saying the only ethical course was to choose implants on results alone.
Medicine
The team decided it was not ethical to ship the app without telling users their location was being stored.
Technology
The ethical fund excludes weapons and tobacco, and its returns have kept pace with the ordinary index.
Finance
The famous obedience experiment would not pass an ethical review today because volunteers were deceived and distressed.
Psychology
The retailer's ethical sourcing policy means every cotton shirt can be traced back to a named farm.
Business
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