An ethicist is one whose judgement on ethics and ethical codes has come to be trusted by some community, and (importantly) is expressed in some way that makes it possible for others to mimic or approximate that judgement. Following the advice of ethicists is one means of acquiring knowledge (see argument from authority).

The term jurist describes an ethicist whose judgement on law becomes part of a legal code, or otherwise has force of law. This may be due to formal (de jure) state sanction.

Some jurists have less formal (de facto) backing by an ethical community, e.g. a religious community. In Islamic Law, for instance, such a community following (taqlid) a specific jurisprudence (fiqh) of shariah mimics judgement of a prior jurist. Catholic Canon Law has a similar structure. Such a jurist may be a theologian or simply a prominent teacher. To those outside this tradition, the jurist is simply an ethicist who they may more freely disagree with, and whose input on any issue is advisory. However, they may find it hard to avoid a fatwa or excommunication or other such shunning by the religious community, so it may be hard advice to ignore.

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That's what ethicists call 'creepy' http://bit.ly/2wyoLd
tweetstube (Tweets Tube) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:56:16 -0000
That's what ethicists call 'creepy' http://bit.ly/2wyoLd
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kashhill (Kashmir Hill) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:26:11 -0000
That's what ethicists call 'creepy' @trueslant http://tinyurl.com/yfonsbe
RT @convincingindie: BUHWAH!?!? Totally geeking out right now. I hope they need info ethicists in space: http://bit.ly/qGi7A
draynd (Ryan) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:47:38 -0000
RT @convincingindie: BUHWAH!?!? Totally geeking out right now. I hope they need info ethicists in space: http://bit.ly/qGi7A
BUHWAH!?!? Totally geeking out right now. I hope they need info ethicists in space: http://bit.ly/qGi7A
convincingindie (Tony) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:04:16 -0000
BUHWAH!?!? Totally geeking out right now. I hope they need info ethicists in space: http://bit.ly/qGi7A
walking home after PEALS 10th birthday - man, those ethicists can put away the red wine...
arlloyd (Andy Lloyd) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:48:34 -0000
walking home after PEALS 10th birthday - man, those ethicists can put away the red wine...
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