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    ethics
    /ˈɛθɪks/

    plural

    • 1. moral principles that govern a person's behaviour or the conducting of an activity: "medical ethics also enter into the question"
    • 2. the branch of knowledge that deals with moral principles: "neither metaphysics nor ethics is the home of religion"

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  2. www.britannica.com › topic › ethics-philosophyEthics | Definition, History, Examples, Types, Philosophy, &...

    4 days ago · Ethics is the branch of philosophy that deals with moral questions and values. Learn about the origins, types, and examples of ethical theories and systems from various cultures and traditions.

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

    Learn the meaning of ethic as a noun, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Compare ethic with morals and see how they are used in different contexts.

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  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishETHIC | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Learn the meaning of ethic as a system of accepted beliefs that control behaviour, especially based on morals, and as the study of what is morally right and wrong. See examples of ethic in different contexts and collocations.

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › EthicsEthics - Wikipedia

    Ethics, also called moral philosophy, is the study of moral phenomena. It is one of the main branches of philosophy and investigates the nature of morality and the principles that govern the moral evaluation of conduct, character traits, and institutions.

  7. www.scu.edu › ethics › ethics-resourcesWhat is Ethics? - Markkula Center for Applied Ethics

    Ethics is based on well-founded standards of right and wrong that prescribe what humans ought to do. Ethics also refers to the study and development of one's ethical standards and the effort to ensure that they are reasonable and solidly-based.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › ethicsETHICS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Ethics are a system of moral principles or rules that say what is and is not acceptable. Generally speaking, ethics refer to the rules or code of conduct that people use to determine when an action is acceptable or not. Often, a person’s ethics are based on the rules of their society, such as laws or religious teachings.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishETHICS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Ethics is the study of what is morally right and wrong, or a set of beliefs about what is morally right and wrong. Learn more about ethics, its pronunciation, translations and related words with Cambridge Dictionary.