preethical

adj

preethical

adj

Etymology From pre- + ethical.

1

Prior to the development of a system of ethics.

The analytical history starts by attempting to understand relevant psychological capacities of the preethical ancestors, and, on that basis, to portray the initial stages of the ethical project.2011, Philip Kitcher, The Ethical Project, page 5:

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.