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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.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › ethicEthic Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of ETHIC is a set of moral principles : a theory or system of moral values —often used in plural but singular or plural in construction. How to use ethic in a sentence. Ethics vs Morals: Is there a difference?

3. 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...

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

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   Dec 15, 2009 · Ethics are a system of moral principles and a branch of philosophy which defines what is good for individuals and society. What is ethics? At its simplest,...

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. 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.

7. www.bbc.co.uk › ethics › introductionBBC - Ethics: Introduction to ethics

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   Sep 25, 2008 · Ethics is a branch of philosophy that covers a whole family of things that have a real importance in everyday life. collapse all. What is ethics? Ethics: a...

8. 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.