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Ethics (concept)

Scope note

System of moral principles or rules of conduct for voluntary human action. For the branch of philosophy that studies these principles and rules, with respect to the rightness or wrongness of certain human actions, and the goodness or badness of the motives and ends of such actions, use "ethics (philosophy)."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300055939

Broader Terms used

<philosophical concepts>

Narrower Terms used

social ethics
professional ethics

Equivalent Terms used

ethical

Created

13yrs ago

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