Thesaurus: ethics

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1. n. The science of human duty; the body of rules of duty drawn from this science; a particular system of principles and rules concerting duty, whether true or false; rules of practice in respect to a single class of human actions; as, political or social ethics; medical ethics.
2. n. motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
3. n. the philosophical study of moral values and rules
4. The science of human duty; the body of rules of duty drawn from this science; a particular system of principles and rules concerting duty, whether true or false; rules of practice in respect to a single class of human actions; as, political or social ethics; medical ethics. The completeness and consistency of its morality is the peculiar praise of the ethics which the Bible has taught. I. Taylor.
5. The science of human duty; the body of rules of duty drawn fromthis science; a particular system of principles and rules concertingduty, whether true or false; rules of practice in respect to a singleclass of human actions; as, political or social ethics; medicalethics.The completeness and consistency of its morality is the peculiarpraise of the ethics which the Bible has taught. I. Taylor.
6. n:100 n. the philosophical study of moral values and rules