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preethical en · ADJ

Etymology

From pre- + ethical.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Prior to the development of a system of ethics.
    • The analytical history starts by attempting to understand relevant psychological capacities of the preethical ancestors, and, on that basis, to portray the initial stages of the ethical project. 2011, Philip Kitcher, The Ethical Project, page 5: