Ethics is also a common term to refer to or define e.g. code of conduct, honourable behaviours, virtues, just actions, etc. Examples are: Work ethics, humanitarian ethics for experimenting on animals, ethics of parenting, doctor-patient ethics, etc. Ethics may be either externally imposed (by e.g. society, professional organizations, schools, law enforcement, etc.) or born from self-belief. This view of ethics has little to do with ethics as a branch of philosophical consideration. The core idea may be based on or require some deep analytical reasoning of why something is to be considered "right" or "wrong". Or, it may have nothing to do with any deep thinking. For example, any deep philosophizing may be totally irrelevant since it may be simply decided by e.g. some practical wisdom. Over all, it is a futile effort and only a human conjecture and practicality, since there is no such a thing as absolute right or wrong.

Ethics has a root in Greek philosophers (the word Ethics is Greek) in Western world. In Asia, Confucianism, originated from China, had wide and log-lasting influence. Chinese ethics arguments, however, include not only Confucianism. See Chinese Philosophy

Major areas of study in ethics may be divided into 3 operational areas:

• Meta-ethics, about the theoretical meaning and reference of moral propositions and how their truth values (if any) may be determined;
• Normative ethics, about the practical means of determining a moral course of action;
• Applied ethics, about how moral outcomes can be achieved in specific situations;

Each of these areas include many further sub-fields of study.

Adjective

ethical (comparative more ethical, superlative most ethical)

1. (philosophy, not comparable) Of or relating to the study of ethics.

   The philosopher Kant is particularly known for his ethical writings.

2. (not comparable) Of or relating to the accepted principles of right and wrong, especially those of some organization or profession.

   All employees must familiarize themselves with our ethical guidelines.

3. (comparable) Morally approvable, when referring to an action that affects others; good.

   We are trying to decide what the most ethical course of action would be.

4. (of a drug, not comparable) Only dispensed on the prescription of a physician.

   In most jurisdictions, morphine is classified as an ethical drug.

Usage notes

• In general usage ethical is used to describe standards of behavior between individuals, while moral or immoral can describe any behavior. You can call lying unethical or immoral, for example, because it involves the behavior of one person and how it affects another, but violating dietary prohibitions in a holy text can only be described as immoral.

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