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   Eth·ics

   /ˈeTHiks/

   

   plural

   • 1. moral principles that govern a person's behavior or the conducting of an activity: "medical ethics also enter into the question"
   • ▪ the moral correctness of specified conduct: "many scientists question the ethics of cruel experiments"
   • 2. the branch of knowledge that deals with moral principles: "neither metaphysics nor ethics is the home of religion"

   Derivatives

   • 1. ethicist noun

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2. www.psychologytoday.com › us › basicsEthics and Morality | Psychology Today

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   Ethics is concerned with rights, responsibilities, use of language, what it means to live an ethical life, and how people make moral decisions. We may think of moralizing as an intellectual...

3. www.britannica.com › question › What-is-ethicsWhat is ethics? | Britannica

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   The term ethics may refer to the philosophical study of the concepts of moral right and wrong and moral good and bad, to any philosophical theory of what is morally right and wrong or morally good and bad, and to any system or code of moral rules, principles, or values.

4. www.bbc.co.uk › ethics › introductionIntroduction to ethics: Ethics: a general introduction - BBC

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   Dec 15, 2009 · At its simplest, ethics is a system of moral principles. They affect how people make decisions and lead their lives. Ethics is concerned with what is good for individuals and...

5. www.britannica.com › summary › ethics-philosophyUnderstanding ethics and types | Britannica

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   ethics, Branch of philosophy that seeks to determine the correct application of moral notions such as good and bad and right and wrong or a theory of the application or nature of such notions. Ethics is traditionally subdivided into normative ethics, metaethics, and applied ethics.

6. ethicsunwrapped.utexas.edu › glossary › ethicsEthics - Ethics Unwrapped

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   Back to Series. Ethics | Ethics Defined. Watch on. Watch the Next Video. Fiduciary Duty. Ethics. The term ethics often describes the investigation and analysis of moral principles and dilemmas. Traditionally, philosophers and religious scholars have studied ethics.

7. plato.stanford.edu › entries › ethics-virtueVirtue Ethics - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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   Jul 18, 2003 · 1. Preliminaries. 1.1 Virtue. 1.2 Practical Wisdom. 2. Forms of Virtue Ethics. 2.1 Eudaimonist Virtue Ethics. 2.2 Agent-Based and Exemplarist Virtue Ethics. 2.3 Target-Centered Virtue Ethics. 2.4 Platonistic Virtue Ethics. 3. Objections to virtue ethics. 4. Future Directions. Bibliography. Academic Tools. Other Internet Resources. Related Entries.

8. www.cambridge.org › core › booksWhat is ethics? (Chapter 1) - An Introduction to Ethics

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   Jun 5, 2012 · 1 - What is ethics? Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012. John Deigh. Chapter. Get access. Cite. Summary. The problems of ethics: an example. Ethics, like other branches of philosophy, springs from seemingly simple questions. What makes honest actions right and dishonest ones wrong?