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Yes. Ethics is quite explicitly orthogonal to the law. E.g. It was ethical but illegal for some to refuse participation in the holocaust. Law encodes what tho
by missosoup 7y ago
Yes. Ethics is quite explicitly orthogonal to the law.
E.g. It was ethical but illegal for some to refuse participation in the holocaust.
Law encodes what those in power want you to do. Ethics encodes what society wants you to do. The two are rarely entirely aligned.