Definition

1. Noun:
   • A philosopher who specializes in ethics: An ethicist is a scholar or thinker who studies, analyzes, and develops theories about moral principles, values, and what constitutes right and wrong conduct.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The hospital consulted an ethicist to help resolve the difficult moral dilemma.
  • As a prominent ethicist, she writes extensively on the responsibilities of artificial intelligence developers.

Advanced Usage

• "Acting as an ethicist": Functioning in the role of providing ethical analysis, even if not one's primary profession.
  • Although he is a doctor, he was asked to serve as the ethicist on the review board.

Variants and Related Words

• Ethics (n): The branch of philosophy dealing with moral principles.
  • Medical ethics is a challenging field.
• Ethical (adj): Relating to moral principles or the branch of knowledge dealing with these.
  • The company made an ethical decision to recall the product.

Synonyms

• Moral philosopher: A philosopher concerned with ethics.
• Ethical theorist: A scholar who develops theories in ethics.

Related Phrases

• "Applied ethicist": A specialist who focuses on the practical application of ethical theories to specific fields like medicine, business, or technology.
  • The conference featured an applied ethicist discussing climate policy.

Noun

1. a philosopher who specializes in ethics