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From The Social Science Jargon-Buster
Core definition A branch of philosophy that investigates what guides us in deciding what is right and what is wrong. Longer explanation Ethics is basically the study of what we ought to do.The question is how we know what we ought to be doing? What are the principles that guide us in deciding right from wrong? There are actually quite a few schools of thought here - some which see ethics as fundamental and others that see ethics as dependent on social and cultural realities. For example, should we always do what brings the greatest good for the greatest number ( utilitarianism ), or what brings us, personally, the greatest pleasure (hedonism)? Maybe we should act in accordance with the word of God - in the Bible, the Qu'ran, commandments (divine command theory). Or maybe what's right is what will get us into heaven (salvation theory). Do we have ‘duties’, such as to tell the truth and act justly (deontology), or should we act in ways that protect a citizen's inalienable rights, that is…
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From Palgrave Macmillan Dictionary of Political Thought
1 . Often used in a specific sense – as in business ethic , professional ethic – to mean the standards characteristic of an activity or profession, whether or not those standards reflect any accepted or acceptable morality in those who obey them. 2 . More generally, any system of moral values held…
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From World of Criminal Justice, Gale
Also known as moral philosophy, ethics concentrates on issues of right and wrong, good and bad. Any theory of moral principles may be called ethics. The word itself comes from the Greek ethikos , meaning moral, and ethos , meaning character. Although generally considered a branch of philosophy, …
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From Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science
Ethics is the philosophical study of standards of conduct and value. Such inquiry often encounters questions regarding human motivation, affect, and cognition that can be addressed by empirical and theoretical work in the cognitive sciences . Contemporary philosophical ethics is customarily divided…
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From SAGE Key Concepts series: Key Concepts in Sport Management
Ethics is a branch of philosophy that considers moral issues related to right and wrong. These issues can be discussed in a wide variety of contexts, for example business, sport, or society, and ethical issues may be unique to these individual contexts . According to Argandona (2008) one of the…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Branch of philosophy that seeks to determine the correct application of moral notions such as good and bad and right and wrong or a theory of the application or nature of such notions. Ethics is traditionally subdivided into normative ethics, metaethics, and applied ethics. Normative ethics seeks to…
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From Key Concepts in Nursing
DEFINITION Have you ever been in a situation where you simply did not know what the ‘right thing’ was to do? Maybe you were asked to carry out a procedure that was against the regulations but was thought to be for the good of the patient. For example, administering a medicine on the verbal request…
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From Gaither's Dictionary of Scientific Quotations
Engineers uphold and advance the integrity, honor, and dignity of the engineering profession by: using their knowledge and skill for the enhancement of human welfare; being honest and impartial, and serving with fidelity the public, their employer; striving to increase the competence and prestige of…
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From The Essentials of Philosophy and Ethics
One of the things people find most confusing about ethics is how exactly it is different from morality. And notwithstanding numerous offers to specify it, the answer is that the word ethics comes from the Greek ( ethikos ) while the word morality comes from the Latin ( moralis ) and, in the sense…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
in philosophy, the study and evaluation of human conduct in the light of moral principles. Moral principles may be viewed either as the standard of conduct that individuals have constructed for themselves or as the body of obligations and duties that a particular society requires of its members. …
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From The Social Science Jargon-Buster
Core definition A branch of philosophy that investigates what guides us in deciding what is right and what is wrong. Longer explanation Ethics is basically the study of what we ought to do.The question is how we know what we ought to be doing? What are the principles that guide us in deciding right…
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