ethics
pronunciation
How to pronounce ethics in British English:
UK ['eθɪks]
How to pronounce ethics in American English:
US [ˈɛθiks]
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- Noun:
- motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
- the philosophical study of moral values and rules
Word Origin
- ethics (n.)
- "the science of morals," c. 1600, plural of Middle English ethik "study of morals" (see ethic). The word also traces to Ta Ethika, title of Aristotle's work. Related: Ethicist.
Example
- 1. The ethics of mandatory testing are frequently debated .
- 2. My ethics can be illuminated by the behavior of termites .
- 3. The content and methods of medical ethics teaching varies with audience and locale .
- 4. Vast cultural gaps , differing work ethics and expectations exist between the chinese and the zambians .
- 5. Later philosophers focused entirely on conduct or ethics .