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Ethics

Ethics is the philosophical study of moral phenomena. Also called moral philosophy, it investigates normative questions about what people ought to do or which behavior is morally right.

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Normative ethics

Metaethics

Applied ethics

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History

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Ethics

Nodes391
Edges390
Triples173
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.005115
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related to history · 23
Ethics → According, Ancient China, BCE, Buddhist, Confucianism, Daoism, Egypt, Epicureanism, For Aristotle, Greece, Hellenistic, Hindu, In, India, It, Maat, Plato, Socrates, Starting, Stoicism
related to Value theory · 11
Ethics → An, Axiological, But, For, It, Monist, Other, Some, The, There, Value
related to Applied ethics · 10
Ethics → Applied, For, In, Instead, It, Kantian, Kantianism, One, This, Unlike
related to Business and professional ethics · 10
Ethics → Business, CEO, Corporate, Further, It, Key, Legal, More, Principles, Professional
related to Definition · 10
Ethics → Aristotelian, As, How, In, It, Morality, Most, Protestant, Some, What
related to Moral knowledge · 10
Ethics → According, Ethical, Foundationalist, In, Intuitionists, It, Lying, Moral, The, They
related to Normative ethics · 8
Ethics → For, How, It, Many, Normative, Theories, These, They
related to Other subfields · 8
Ethics → Central, Communication, Freedom, Important, Many, Speech, The, Two
related to Virtue ethics · 8
Ethics → An, As, For, Instead, The, They, Virtue, Virtues
is a · 7
Ethics → closely related field that is interested in the conduct of military personnel, closely related field that studies ethical principles applying to members of a specific profession, formulation of animal rights, multidisciplinary field that is covered by disciplines such as anthropology, oldest branch of bioethics, philosophical study of ethical conduct and investigates the fundamental principles of morality, philosophical study of moral phenomena

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moral act people ethical value morality right like one principles consequentialism consequences good according actions wrong normative philosophy view example

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Ethicsis aphilosophical study of moral phenomena0.90text
Ethicsis aphilosophical study of ethical conduct and investigates the fundamental principles of morality0.90text
Ethicsis aoldest branch of bioethics0.90text
Ethicsis aformulation of animal rights0.90text
Ethicsis aclosely related field that studies ethical principles applying to members of a specific profession0.90text
Ethicsis aclosely related field that is interested in the conduct of military personnel0.90text
Ethicsis amultidisciplinary field that is covered by disciplines such as anthropology0.90text
Elizabeth Anscombeinstance ofvirtue ethics experienced a resurgence thanks to philosophers0.80text
Philippa Footinstance ofvirtue ethics experienced a resurgence thanks to philosophers0.80text
Alasdair MacIntyreinstance ofvirtue ethics experienced a resurgence thanks to philosophers0.80text
and Martha Nussbaum.Other traditionsThere are many other schools of normative ethics in addition to the three main traditionsinstance ofvirtue ethics experienced a resurgence thanks to philosophers0.80text
and Martha Nussbauminstance ofvirtue ethics experienced a resurgence thanks to philosophers0.80text

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