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social science subjects > business and management > business ethics > theories of ethics > principle of universalizability

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principle of universalizability  

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  • The principle of universalizability is a form of a moral test that invites us to imagine a world in which any proposed action is also adopted by everyone else. Most notably, it is the foundational principle for deontological, or duty-based, ethics. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society; Universalizability, Principle of]

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