Consequence
Consequence noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.
Ethics and consequence are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ethics" instead a noun "Consequence".
Ethics
Ethics noun - The code of good conduct for an individual or group.
Consequence and ethics are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Consequence" instead a noun "Ethics".
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- Some claim that ethics and empathy are a direct consequence of individual weakness, and thus improving humankind would mean that an essential part of human nature will be lost in the process.
Source: Transhuman - A tragic consequence of the scientific scepticism of The Enlightenment, Nihilism deconstructs and rejects all ethics, ideals and meanings in life as meaningless unproven lies (e.g., science can't differentiate which morality exists and which is propaganda).
Source: Useful Notes / Existentialism
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