Idea or Concept
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eth·ics [ eth-iks ]
Subclass of:
Morals
Definitions related to ethics:
  • Rules or principles which govern right conduct; the branch of philosophy that studies such principles.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The philosophical study of moral values and rules. Ethics is a general term for what is often described as the "science of morality". The Western tradition of ethics is sometimes called moral philosophy. This is one of the three major branches of philosophy, alongside metaphysics and logic.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The philosophy or code pertaining to what is ideal in human character and conduct. Also, the field of study dealing with the principles of morality.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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