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'''Ethics''' or '''moral philosophy''' is a branch<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Die Literaturrundschau|last1=Verst |first1=Ludger |last2=Kampmann |first2=Susanne |last3=Eilers |first3=Franz-Josef|date=2015-07-27|publisher=Communicatio Socialis|oclc=914511982}}</ref> of [[philosophy]] that "involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong behavior".<ref name="iep.utm.edu">''Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy'' {{cite web| url = http://www.iep.utm.edu/ethics/| title = "Ethics"| access-date = January 7, 2012| archive-date = January 18, 2018| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180118191334/http://www.iep.utm.edu/ethics/| url-status = live}}</ref> The field of ethics, along with | '''Ethics''' or '''moral philosophy''' is a branch<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Die Literaturrundschau|last1=Verst |first1=Ludger |last2=Kampmann |first2=Susanne |last3=Eilers |first3=Franz-Josef|date=2015-07-27|publisher=Communicatio Socialis|oclc=914511982}}</ref> of [[philosophy]] that "involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong behavior".<ref name="iep.utm.edu">''Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy'' {{cite web| url = http://www.iep.utm.edu/ethics/| title = "Ethics"| access-date = January 7, 2012| archive-date = January 18, 2018| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180118191334/http://www.iep.utm.edu/ethics/| url-status = live}}</ref> The field of ethics, along with aesthetics, concerns matters of value; these fields comprise the branch of philosophy called [[axiology]].<ref>''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'': http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/axiology Entry on Axiology.</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212731/http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/axiology |date=March 3, 2016 </ref> | ||
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.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Martinez|first=Veronica Root|date=2019-10-23|title=More Meaningful Ethics|url=https://papers.ssrn.com/abstract=3474344|journal=University of Chicago Law Review|language=en|location=Chicago, IL|ssrn=3474344|access-date=November 18, 2021|archive-date=July 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220730070538/https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3474344|url-status=live}}</ref> As a field of intellectual inquiry, moral philosophy is related to | 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.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Martinez|first=Veronica Root|date=2019-10-23|title=More Meaningful Ethics|url=https://papers.ssrn.com/abstract=3474344|journal=University of Chicago Law Review|language=en|location=Chicago, IL|ssrn=3474344|access-date=November 18, 2021|archive-date=July 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220730070538/https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3474344|url-status=live}}</ref> As a field of intellectual inquiry, moral philosophy is related to the fields of [[moral psychology]], [[descriptive ethics]], and [[value [[theory]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:20, 24 February 2023
Ethics or moral philosophy is a branch[1] of philosophy that "involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong behavior".[2] The field of ethics, along with aesthetics, concerns matters of value; these fields comprise the branch of philosophy called axiology.[3][4]
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.[5] As a field of intellectual inquiry, moral philosophy is related to the fields of moral psychology, descriptive ethics, and [[value theory.
References
- ↑ Die Literaturrundschau Communicatio Socialis (2015-07-27).
- ↑ Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy "Ethics".
- ↑ Random House Unabridged Dictionary: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/axiology Entry on Axiology.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212731/http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/axiology |date=March 3, 2016
- ↑ Martinez, Veronica Root (2019-10-23). "More Meaningful Ethics" (in en). University of Chicago Law Review (Chicago, IL). SSRN 3474344. https://papers.ssrn.com/abstract=3474344. Retrieved November 18, 2021.