ethics
nounEtymology
From Middle English etik, from Middle French ethique, from Late Latin ethica, from Ancient Greek ἠθική (ēthikḗ), from ἠθικός (ēthikós, “of or for morals, moral, expressing character”), from ἦθος (êthos, “character, moral nature”).
Definitions
Morality.
- Her decision was guided by her strong personal ethics.
The standards that govern the conduct of a person, especially a member of a profession.
- The professor teaches a course on business ethics.
- Medical ethics require doctors to prioritize patient welfare.
The study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct.
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plural of ethic
The neighborhood
- neighborethic
- neighborethical
- neighborethos
- neighborapplied ethics
- neighborbioethics
- neighborbusiness ethics
- neighborcacoethics
- neighborcomparative ethics
- neighbordescriptive ethics
- neighborenvironmental ethics
- neighborethics of reciprocity
- neighborevolutionary ethics
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at ethics. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at ethics. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
10 hops · closes at ethics
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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