Ethics vs. Values

Ethicsnoun

(philosophy) The study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct.

Ethicsnoun

Morality.

Ethicsnoun

The standards that govern the conduct of a person, especially a member of a profession.

Ethicsnoun

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.

Ethicsnoun

motivation based on ideas of right and wrong

Ethicsnoun

the philosophical study of moral values and rules

Ethicsnoun

moral principles that govern a person's behaviour or the conducting of an activity

Ethicsnoun

the moral correctness of specified conduct

Ethicsnoun

the branch of knowledge that deals with moral principles

Ethics

Ethics or moral philosophy is a branch of philosophy that . The field of ethics, along with aesthetics, concerns matters of value; these fields comprise the branch of philosophy called axiology.Ethics seeks to resolve questions of human morality by defining concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong, virtue and vice, justice and crime.

Valuesnoun

beliefs of a person or social group in which they have an emotional investment (either for or against something);