morally right. The main branches of ethics include normative ethics, applied ethics, and metaethics. Normative ethics aims to find general principles that...
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Virtue ethics (also aretaic ethics, from Greek ἀρετή [aretḗ]) is an approach that treats virtue and character as the primary subjects of ethics, in contrast...
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Medical ethics is an applied branch of ethics which analyzes the practice of clinical medicine and related scientific research. Medical ethics is based...
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concepts of right and wrong conduct. Ethics may also refer to: Ethics, a text on ethics by Peter Abelard Ethics (Bonhoeffer book), an unfinished book...
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Business ethics (also known as corporate ethics) is a form of applied ethics or professional ethics, that examines ethical principles and moral or ethical...
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Ethics (Greek: Ἠθικὰ Εὐδήμεια; Latin: Ethica Eudemia or De moribus ad Eudemum) is a work of philosophy by Aristotle. Its primary focus is on ethics,...
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Applied ethics is the practical aspect of moral considerations. It is ethics with respect to real-world actions and their moral considerations in private...
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Jewish ethics is the ethics of the Jewish religion or the Jewish people. A type of normative ethics, Jewish ethics may involve issues in Jewish law as...
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Research ethics is a discipline within the study of applied ethics. Its scope ranges from general scientific integrity and misconduct to the treatment...
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Media ethics is the subdivision dealing with the specific ethical principles and standards of media, including broadcast media, film, theatre, the arts...
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Aristotle first used the term ethics to name a field of study developed by his predecessors Socrates and Plato which is devoted to the attempt to provide...
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Normative ethics is the study of ethical behaviour and is the branch of philosophical ethics that investigates questions regarding how one ought to act...
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or value that one actively pursues as a goal, usually in the context of ethics, and one's prioritization of ideals can serve to indicate the extent of...
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Kantian ethics refers to a deontological ethical theory developed by German philosopher Immanuel Kant that is based on the notion that "I ought never to...
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Sexual ethics (also known as sex ethics or sexual morality) is a branch of philosophy that considers the ethics or morality of sexual behavior. Sexual...
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Nicomachean Ethics (/ˌnaɪkɒməˈkiən, ˌnɪ-/; Ancient Greek: Ἠθικὰ Νικομάχεια, Ēthika Nikomacheia) is among Aristotle's best-known works on ethics: the science...
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Christian ethics, also known as moral theology, is a multi-faceted ethical system. It is a virtue ethic, which focuses on building moral character, and...
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Ethics is the branch of philosophy that examines right and wrong moral behavior, moral concepts (such as justice, virtue, duty) and moral language. Ethics...
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Ethics involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong behavior. A central aspect of ethics is "the good life", the life...
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Stoicism (redirect from Ethics of Stoicism)
300 BC. Alongside Aristotle's ethics, the Stoic tradition forms one of the major founding approaches to virtue ethics. The Stoics are especially known...
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An ethics committee is a body responsible for ensuring that medical experimentation and human subject research are carried out in an ethical manner in...
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Practical Ethics, a 1979 book by the moral philosopher Peter Singer, is an introduction to applied ethics. Singer analyzes, in detail, why and how beings'...
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Descriptive ethics, also known as comparative ethics, is the study of people's beliefs about morality. It contrasts with prescriptive or normative ethics, which...
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Information ethics has been defined as "the branch of ethics that focuses on the relationship between the creation, organization, dissemination, and use...
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Ethical code (redirect from Code of ethics)
ethical code generally implies documents at three levels: codes of business ethics, codes of conduct for employees, and codes of professional practice. Many...
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The Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics were created in 1992 by the Washington, D.C. based Computer Ethics Institute. The commandments were introduced...
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The ethics of technology is a sub-field of ethics addressing the ethical questions specific to the Technology Age, the transitional shift in society wherein...
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Metaethics (redirect from MetaEthics)
metaphilosophy and ethics, metaethics is the study of the nature, scope, and meaning of moral judgment. It is one of the three branches of ethics generally studied...
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Deontology (redirect from Deontological ethics)
In moral philosophy, deontological ethics or deontology (from Greek: δέον, 'obligation, duty' + λόγος, 'study') is the normative ethical theory that the...
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Journalistic ethics and standards comprise principles of ethics and good practice applicable to journalists. This subset of media ethics is known as journalism's...
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