moral equivalent

Examples (10)

• The campaign argues that hunters are the moral equivalent of murderers.
• Philosopher William James famously sought the "moral equivalent of war."
• Some activists consider inaction on climate change the moral equivalent of intergenerational theft.
• He argued that choosing to ignore a known injustice is the moral equivalent of committing it.
• Is there a modern moral equivalent to the ancient concept of chivalry?
• In their view, large-scale tax evasion was the moral equivalent of stealing from the public.
• The prosecutor described the CEO's willful negligence as the moral equivalent of manslaughter.
• She strongly rejected the assertion that eating meat is the moral equivalent of causing animal suffering.
• For many, adopting a rescue animal is the moral equivalent of giving a creature a second chance at life.
• The essay explored whether passive complicity holds the same moral equivalent as active participation in wrongdoing.