Ethics
Of philosophy. May also be referred to as moral philosophy.
The philosophical study of moral values and rules.
This concept's ID is @1~33086
Doctrine
- descriptivism
(ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements have a truth value.
- prescriptivism
(ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements prescribe appropriate attitudes...
Also contains
- casuistry
Moral philosophy based on the application of general ethical principles to resolve moral...
- hedonism
An ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good.
- bioethics
The branch of ethics that studies moral values in the biomedical sciences.
- eudemonism
An ethical system that evaluates actions by reference to personal well-being through...
- egoism
(ethics) the theory that the pursuit of your own welfare in the basis of morality.
More Connections
- ethicist
A philosopher who specializes in ethics.