moral agent, n.All

Moral agent (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠anyone who is not a monster, and he acts on some tacit picture of human nature, whether tending his garden or making a revolution.