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ethics

ethics

584 4.2
Moral rules that tell people what is right and wrong and the study of those rules
  • noun
  • /ˈɛθɪks/
translation icon : ética
  • The study of ethics helps us understand the principles of right and wrong.
  • a code of ethics
  • business ethics
  • legal ethics

What is someone's code of ethics, their code for living?

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Examples

  • We have to ensure that there's ethics and training of these folks.

  • What is the role of ethics and values?

  • And this gets into ethics and other things.

  • The reason we're growing is because the code of ethics is we push.

  • And I have got some good values and good ethics, you know.

  • But I do have ethics.

  • So let's think about the ethics of this experiment.

  • And I asked whether there is secular ethics without religion.

  • What is someone's code of ethics, their code for living?

  • The case should be remitted to our ethics committee.

Synonyms

morality
vsethics
282 4.6

Ideas about right and wrong that tell people how to act

focuses on guiding principles while also covering their academic study
values
vsethics
11 3.4

Ideas about what is important and how to behave

are specifically principles about right and wrong and their study
moral philosophy
vsethics
  • Specialized
3 6.8

The study of right and wrong and how people should behave

is about principles guiding behavior as well as their academic study
ethical code
vsethics
2 4.1

A set of rules that tell people in a job or group how to behave

are broader guiding principles rather than specific group rules
morals
vsethics
1 2.3

Ideas about what is right and wrong that guide how people behave

are guiding principles that include practical action and study

Antonyms

23 6.3

Bad behavior that people see as wrong or evil

Compounds

11 3.7

A group of people who review questions about right and wrong in hospitals or research

ethics panel
  • Formal
3 4.4

A group of people who decide what is right in an organization

How Moral

virtue
259 3.8
ethics
584 4.2
morality
282 4.6
unethical
102 4.8
immorality
23 6.3
wickedness
28 5.2

Surface Forms

ethics singular
ethics plural

Morphology

ethics = ethic (transparent) = ethic + s

Formed by adding plural/collective '-s' to 'ethic'; learners who know 'ethic' can readily infer 'ethics' as a set of moral principles or the field of study.

Etymology

The word ethics comes from the Greek word ethos, which means 'character' or 'custom'. Think of it as the habits or character that help people know right from wrong, so ethics are the ideas or rules that guide people's behavior.