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Most ethical traditions agree that causing unnecessary _____ to others is morally wrong, even when the action produces some benefit for the person who acts.
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Correct: suffering
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The philosopher argued that moral obligations are not contingent on consequences but are _____ in nature, binding regardless of outcome.
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Correct: deontological
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A genuinely _____ approach to ethical reasoning requires the agent to consider the perspective of all parties affected by the decision, not merely those who share the agent's values or interests.
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Correct: impartial
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Critics of strict rule-based ethics contend that moral _____ — the recognition that context can alter the ethical weight of an action — is not a concession to relativism but a mark of sophisticated moral thinking.
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Correct: particularism
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The concept of moral _____ holds that individuals bear special obligations toward those with whom they stand in particular relationships — family, community, or prior commitment — that cannot be fully captured by universalist ethical frameworks.
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Correct: partiality
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When an institution's publicly stated values are systematically _____ by the incentive structures governing the behavior of its members, the resulting gap between stated principle and actual conduct constitutes a form of institutional hypocrisy that undermines public trust.
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Correct: undermined
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