noun
Refers to a universal principle or rule of moral conduct, often used in philosophical or ethical contexts.
カントは道徳法則を理性の命令として捉えた。
Kant regarded the moral law as a command of reason.
倫理 refers to ethics as a system or field of study, while 道徳法則 specifically denotes a law or principle within morality.
Compound of 道徳 (morality) and 法則 (law, rule). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is used in modern Japanese philosophical discourse.