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ethical dilemma

decision-making problem between two conflicting moral imperatives, neither of which is unambiguously acceptable or preferable
Class type of: dilemma Q192568

Facts

5 properties
Instance of
type of problem
Subclass of
dilemma[2]
P14483
d/dilemas-morales[5]
P14541
1MgDTj[6]
Studied by
ethics, moral philosophy[3][4]
🏷️ Also known as
en ethical dilemma en moral issue en moral dilemma ar معضلة أخلاقية cs morální dilema cs etické dilema de Moralisches Dilemma de Ethisches Dilemma el ηθικό δίλημμα es dilema ético es dilema moral es paradoja ética fi moraalidilemma fr Dilemme éthique he דילמה אתית he דילמה מוסרית he התלבטות מוסרית he שאלה מוסרית hi नैतिक दुविधा id Dilema etika
🔖 Identifiers · 13
OpenAlex ID
C2775890777, C2994541713
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Trolley Problem.svg ↗
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID
210467
Freebase ID
/m/02mw3c
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11b6b38fyv
IMDb keyword
moral-dilemma
JSTOR topic ID (archived)
ethical-dilemmas
MeSH descriptor ID
D000098463
MeSH tree code
K01.275, K01.752.566.479.115
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2775890777
Quora topic ID
Moral-Dilemma-1
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy ID
moral-dilemmas
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WikiKids ID
Ethisch_dilemma, маедомски

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🔗 Connections
← Main subject 6
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, Breaking the Waves, After the Wedding, There Is No Evil, Klopka, Spare Parts
Examples 4
trolley problem, red pill and blue pill, lifeboat ethics, human challenge study
← Depicts 2
Juror #2, La grazia
Studied by 1
ethics
Subclass of 1
dilemma
Subtypes 1
red pill and blue pill
← Kunstenpunt Knowledge Graph ID 1
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Summary

ethical dilemma is a type of problem[1].

Related Entities

Breaking the Waves ethics The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 1MgDTj
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  2. 21w ago · XeNivalys · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 → d/dilemas-morales
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14483: d/dilemas-morales, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/290444447|Dilemas morales (#290444447)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7927|Encic"
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