eth·i·cist

(ĕth′ĭ-sĭst) also e·thi·cian (ĕ-thĭsh′ən)

A specialist in ethics.

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ethicist - a philosopher who specializes in ethics

ethician

philosopher - a specialist in philosophy

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--Adapted from 'The Ethicist' in The New York Times Magazine

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The Freedom of a Christian Ethicist: The Future of a Reformation Legacy

[is] interested in how evil has been manifested throughout the centuries; the ethicist ...

The Quest for the Historical Satan

One might assume that the role of the clinical ethicist is to offer morally normative advice to healthcare practitioners.

H. Tristram Engelhardt, Jr., ed.: Bioethics Critically Reconsidered: Having Second Thoughts

As a human being and also as a medical ethicist, I support the proposed "opt-out" plan and I sincerely thank all supporters, particularly supporters who are not yet a receiver of a donated organ or waiting to receive one.

Presumed consent and belief in rebirth; YOUR LETTERS TO THE NATIONAL NEWSPAPER OF WALES COMMENT & DEBATE

A similar situation occurs when the ethicist is working as part of a larger project in which funding for the ELSI researcher's position comes from, and is administered by, the project's PI.

Paved with good intentions: rethinking the ethics of ELSI research

New York Times Magazine names Ariel Kaminer as first ethicist columnist

For those unfamiliar, The Ethicist is a column in The New York Times Magazine in which Randy Cohen plays nondenominational rabbi to a flock of Times readers facing ethical dilemmas.

Can You Go on Birthright Just for the Free Airfare?

As Kerry Bowman, an ethicist Falconer interviewed, also points out, the end of a loved one's life is a profoundly emotional experience.

Denial and dignity: an examination of how we die in an era of rescue medicine

The New York Times Magazine's famed ethicist columnist Randy Cohen is bringing his wisdom of the week to the newspaper's Web site.

'New York Times Magazine' Ethicist Goes Online