the state of being aware of the problems that affect a lot of people in society, such as being poor or having no home, and wanting to do something to help these people
The social conscience, or more correctly the social heart, has come to regard thesurvival of the fittest as a barbarian conception.
Examples of 'social conscience' in a sentence
social conscience
He adds,'I think evangelicals need a social conscience about the people who are least defended and most vulnerable in the society.
social conscience in British English