ethicalDebate
P1212
predicate
Indicates a relationship where parties are engaged in discussing, questioning, or disputing the moral rightness or wrongness of actions, policies, or principles.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| moralQuestion | 15 |
| hasEthicalDebate | 13 |
| ethicalDebate canonical | 12 |
| moralQuestionRaised | 9 |
| ethicalQuestion | 6 |
| moralConflictAbout | 6 |
| ethicalContext | 3 |
| ethicalDebateAbout | 3 |
| associatedWithEthicsDebate | 1 |
Description generation (PDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.
Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning. # Instructions Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. # Response Format Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: ethicalDebate
Generated description
Indicates a relationship where parties are engaged in discussing, questioning, or disputing the moral rightness or wrongness of actions, policies, or principles.
Sample triples (68)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Manhattan Project | use of atomic bombs on Japan ⓘ |
| Met Lab | use of atomic bombs against Japan via predicate surface "hasEthicalDebate" ⓘ |
| Silas Phelps | slavery via predicate surface "moralConflictAbout" ⓘ |
| Bontshe Shvayg | value of uncomplaining suffering via predicate surface "moralQuestionRaised" ⓘ |
| Bontshe Shvayg | limits of humility via predicate surface "moralQuestionRaised" ⓘ |
| V-J Day in Times Square | consent of the woman depicted via predicate surface "hasEthicalDebate" ⓘ |
| V-J Day in Times Square | representation of gender roles via predicate surface "hasEthicalDebate" ⓘ |
| Chief Wahoo | appropriateness of ethnic mascots ⓘ |
| Ashvamedha | criticized in later Hindu and modern discourse for animal sacrifice ⓘ |
| Jamnik | discussion of freedom and control in a planned community via predicate surface "ethicalContext" ⓘ |
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Alcestis by Euripides
surface form:
Alcestis
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value of self-sacrifice in marriage via predicate surface "ethicalQuestion" ⓘ |
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Alcestis by Euripides
surface form:
Alcestis
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obligations between parents and children via predicate surface "ethicalQuestion" ⓘ |
| Vienna University Children’s Clinic | historical treatment of vulnerable child patients via predicate surface "hasEthicalDebate" ⓘ |
| Button, Button | Is it acceptable to harm an unknown person for personal gain? via predicate surface "moralQuestion" ⓘ |
| William Ford | slavery via predicate surface "moralConflictAbout" ⓘ |
| Madame La Motte | her husband’s crimes via predicate surface "moralConflictAbout" ⓘ |
| Madame La Motte | sheltering Adeline via predicate surface "moralConflictAbout" ⓘ |
| Purgatory | whether violent rupture can break a cursed inheritance via predicate surface "moralQuestion" ⓘ |
| Hassan al-Rashid | whether to participate in violence via predicate surface "moralQuestion" ⓘ |
| The Franklin's Tale | Which character shows the greatest generosity? via predicate surface "moralQuestion" ⓘ |
| Seventh of March Speech | balance between Union preservation and opposition to slavery ⓘ |
| Photo 51 | use without Rosalind Franklin's explicit permission via predicate surface "ethicalDebateAbout" ⓘ |
| Gauguin's Tahitian period | colonial gaze and exoticism via predicate surface "hasEthicalDebate" ⓘ |
| Gauguin's Tahitian period | sexual exploitation and relationships with young Tahitian girls via predicate surface "hasEthicalDebate" ⓘ |
| Bontshe the Silent | value of unquestioning humility via predicate surface "moralQuestion" ⓘ |
| Bontshe the Silent | relationship between earthly suffering and heavenly reward via predicate surface "moralQuestion" ⓘ |
| The Host and the Guest | whether hospitality overrides clan vengeance via predicate surface "moralQuestion" ⓘ |
| Avner Kaufman | cycle of violence and revenge via predicate surface "moralQuestionRaised" ⓘ |
| Avner Kaufman | effect of state-sanctioned killing on individuals via predicate surface "moralQuestionRaised" ⓘ |
| Pottawatomie massacre | controversy over justification of political violence via predicate surface "hasEthicalDebate" ⓘ |
| Katurian | whether art can justify suffering via predicate surface "moralQuestionRaised" ⓘ |
| The 120 Days of Sodom | questions about representation of violence ⓘ |
| The 120 Days of Sodom | discussion of artistic freedom versus obscenity ⓘ |
| Bed of Rose’s | who is truly moral, the respectable townspeople or Rose via predicate surface "moralQuestion" ⓘ |
| Silas | what is one’s duty to another person in need via predicate surface "moralQuestionRaised" ⓘ |
| Agni Pariksha | questioning Rama's treatment of Sita ⓘ |
| Agni Pariksha | feminist reinterpretations of Sita's ordeal ⓘ |
| Karna–Arjuna duel | DharmaInKillingUnarmedOpponent via predicate surface "ethicalDebateAbout" ⓘ |
| Karna–Arjuna duel | Krishna’sRoleInEnsuringKarna’sDeath via predicate surface "ethicalDebateAbout" ⓘ |
| Dementor’s Kiss | criticized by Dumbledore ⓘ |
| Dementor’s Kiss | questioned by members of the Order of the Phoenix ⓘ |
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Euripides' play "The Bacchae"
surface form:
The Bacchae
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consequences of denying a god his due honor via predicate surface "moralQuestion" ⓘ |
| Rosalie Rayner | use of infants in conditioning experiments via predicate surface "hasEthicalDebate" ⓘ |
| The Nose speed records | discussion about acceptable risk in speed climbing via predicate surface "associatedWithEthicsDebate" ⓘ |
| Faust | price of limitless knowledge via predicate surface "moralQuestion" ⓘ |
| Faust | possibility of redemption after grave sin via predicate surface "moralQuestion" ⓘ |
| CIA KUBARK interrogation manual | use of torture versus intelligence needs ⓘ |
| Miss Prym | Are humans inherently good or evil? via predicate surface "moralQuestion" ⓘ |
| Bubbles | use of great apes as pets via predicate surface "hasEthicalDebate" ⓘ |
| Bubbles | treatment of performing animals via predicate surface "hasEthicalDebate" ⓘ |