Humanities

Retrospective Moral Judgment

The application of current standards of morality to past actions, institutions, or persons.

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Abstract

The application of current standards of morality to past actions, institutions, or persons.

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Synonyms

11 entry terms
  • Moral Judgment, Retrospective
  • Retrospective Moral Judgement
  • Judgement, Retrospective Moral
  • Judgements, Retrospective Moral
  • Judgment, Retrospective Moral
  • Judgments, Retrospective Moral
  • Moral Judgement, Retrospective
  • Moral Judgements, Retrospective
  • Moral Judgments, Retrospective
  • Retrospective Moral Judgements
  • Retrospective Moral Judgments

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History Note

2003

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Previous Indexing

  • Morals (1997-2002)

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  1. K01w.752w.566w.479w.113.750w
  2. N05.350w.244.750w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Retrospective Moral Judgment. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D035481. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D035481
  2. Retrospective Moral Judgment. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presentism_(historical_analysis)
  3. Retrospective Moral Judgment. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1842346