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ethics (s) (noun, ethics (pl)
1. An area of study which deals with ideas about what is good and bad behavior: Ethics is Mark's chosen field of study at the university.
2. A branch of philosophy dealing with what is morally right or wrong: Ethics is something we should all consider so we can do what is good.
3. Rules of behavior based on ideas about what is morally good and bad: Jim's political ethics are questionable because some of the things which he has done have been morally wrong.
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2. A branch of philosophy dealing with what is morally right or wrong: Ethics is something we should all consider so we can do what is good.
3. Rules of behavior based on ideas about what is morally good and bad: Jim's political ethics are questionable because some of the things which he has done have been morally wrong.
Harriet's journalistic ethics are considered unacceptable and so she will be replaced by the publisher.
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etho-, eth-, ethi-
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-ics, -tics [-ac after i]
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deontological ethics
The branch of ethics dealing with right action and the nature of duty, without regard to the goodness or value of motives or the desirability of the ends of any act.
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deon-, deont- +
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-ics, -tics [-ac after i]
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ethics
The study of right and wrong in a person's conduct.
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Philosophical Conceptions
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