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Ethics or moral philosophy is a branch of philosophy that involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong conduct.[1] The term ethicsderives from the Ancient Greek word ἠθικός ethikos, which is derived from the word ἦθος ethos (habit, "custom"). The branch of philosophy axiology comprises the sub-branches of ethics and aesthetics, each concerned with values.[2]

As a branch of philosophy, ethics investigates the questions "What is the best way for people to live?" and "What actions are right or wrong in particular circumstances?" In practice, ethics seeks to resolve questions of human morality, by defining concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong, virtue and vice, justice and crime. As a field of intellectual enquiry, moral philosophy also is related to the fields of moral psychology, descriptive ethics, and value theory.

Three major areas of study within ethics recognised today are:[1]

1. Meta-ethics, concerning the theoretical meaning and reference of moral propositions, and how their truth values (if any) can be determined

2. Normative ethics, concerning the practical means of determining a moral course of action

3. Applied ethics, concerning what a person is obligated (or permitted) to do in a specific situation or a particular domain of action[1]

Defining ethics

Meta-ethics

Normative ethics

Applied ethics

Moral psychology

Descriptive ethics

See also

Notes

References

Further reading

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eth·ics

ˈeTHiks/

noun

1. 1.

2. moral principles that govern a person's or group's behavior.

1. "Judeo-Christian ethics"

2. synonyms: | moral code, morals, morality, values,rights and wrongs, principles, ideals,standards (of behavior), value system, virtues, dictates of conscience"your so-called newspaper is clearly not burdened by a sense of ethics"

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rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong

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Knowing/doing right from wrong.

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1. 1.

2. a lesson, especially one concerning what is right or prudent, that can be derived from a story, a piece of information, or an experience.

3. "the moral of this story was that one must see the beauty in what one has"

4. synonyms: | lesson, message, meaning, significance, signification, import, point, teaching"the moral of the story"

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Doing not so mean stuff because it is not nice and/or socially acceptable

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Morals- a set of personal beliefs to define good and bad

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How you go about doing the right thing

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The consequence of following good morals

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How you act based off the type of morals you

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To do the right thing

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What you value/believe is right

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Things that determine how you act, what you're doing, -'d. How you do it

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What you think is right or wrong based on your beliefs

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To do the right thing

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How you love someone, yourself, or something