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Type Words
Synonyms moral philosophy
Type of philosophy
Has types eudemonism, endaemonism, hedonism, casuistry, bioethics
Derivation ethician, ethicist, ethical
Type Words
Synonyms ethical motive, morality, morals
Type of need, motive, motivation
Has types sense of right and wrong, christ within, conscience, hedonism, inner light, light, light within, moral sense, scruples
Derivation ethical, ethician, ethicist

Examples of ethics

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Employees were skeptical that management would put ethics above the bottom line.
From the stltoday.com
That's something the county could consider in expanding their ethics ordinances.
From the suntimes.com
The article is disappointing, and totally lacks decency and professional ethics.
From the economist.com
Although I don't believe Mason should be teaching anyone ethics, as he has none.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Ethics officials determined that Horton's name should have been on the mailings.
From the latimes.com
Ethics must come first profit of people like Bernie Ecclestone must come second.
From the independent.co.uk
In crowded or overpopulated places survival not ethics is the driving principle.
From the guardian.co.uk
He would effectively need legislative approval to run the new ethics commission.
From the timesunion.com
Every sport tests character but few test ethics even close to the way golf does.
From the economist.com
More examples
  • Ethical motive: motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
  • The philosophical study of moral values and rules
  • (ethical) of or relating to the philosophical study of ethics; "ethical codes"; "ethical theories"
  • Adhering to ethical and moral principles; "it seems ethical and right"; "followed the only honorable course of action"
  • (ethicism) a doctrine that ethics and ethical ideas are valid and important; "his ethicism often led him to moralize"
  • Ethics or moral philosophy is the branch of philosophy that involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong conduct. The term ethics derives from the Ancient Greek word u1F20u03B8u03B9u03BAu03CCu03C2 ethikos, which is derived from the word u1F26u03B8u03BFu03C2 ethos (habit, "custom"). The branch of philosophy axiology comprises the sub-branches of ethics and aesthetics, each concerned with values.
  • Ethics is a philosophical book written by Baruch Spinoza. It was written in Latin. Although it was published posthumously in 1677, it is his most famous work, and is considered his magnum opus.
  • Ethics is an academic journal founded in 1890 and published by the University of Chicago Press. The journal publishes scholarly work in moral, political, and legal philosophy from a variety of intellectual perspectives, including social and political theory, law, and economics. ...
  • According to the Church of Scientology, "Ethics may be defined as the actions an individual takes on himself to ensure his continued survival across the dynamics. It is a personal thing. When one is ethical, it is something he does himself by his own choice."