Ethics (from Greek ethikos) is the branch of axiology – one of the four major branches of philosophy, alongside metaphysics, epistemology, and logic – which attempts to understand the nature of morality; to define that which is right from that which is wrong. The Western tradition of ethics is sometimes called moral philosophy. Ethics - The first social science. Assumptions about ethical underpinnings of human behaviour are reflected in every social science, including: anthropology because ...

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• Ethics - Normative ethics
• Ethics - Applied ethics
• Ethics - Ethics in religion
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• Ethics - Ethics in politics
• Ethics - Ethics by cases
• Ethics - Descriptive ethics
• Ethics - The analytic view

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Some philosophers rely on descriptive ethics and choices made and unchallenged by a society or culture to derive categories, which typically vary by context. This leads to situational ethics and situated ethics. These philosophers often view aesthetics and etiquette and arbitration as more fundamental, percolating 'bottom up' to imply, rather than explicitly state, theories of value or of conduct. In these views ethics is not derived from a top-down a priori "philosophy" (many would reject that word) but rather is strictly derived from obser ...

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Without ethics, you cannot have progress in the spiritual path. Ethics is the foundation of Yoga. Ethics is the corner-stone of Vedanta. Ethics is the strong pillar on which the edifice of Bhakti Yoga rests. Ethics is the gateway to God-realisation.

Excerpt from All About Hinduism by Sri Swami Sivananda

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Morality or ethics is the science of conduct. Ethics is the study of what is right or good in conduct. Ethical science shows the way in which human beings should behave towards one another, as well as towards other creatures. It contains systematised principles on which a man should act. Ethics is right conduct or Sadachara.

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All aspirants commit mistakes now in jumping to Samadhi and Dhyana all at once as soon as they leave their houses without caring a bit for ethical perfection. The mind remains in the same condition although they have practiced meditation for fifteen years. They have the same jealousy, hatred, idea of superiority, pride, egoism, etc. Meditation and Samadhi come by themselves when one has the ethical perfection.

From "Easy Steps to Yoga" by Sri Swami Sivananda.

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The ethics of the Hindus is subtle, sublime and profound. All religions have taught ethical precepts such as:

- Do not kill, do not injure others, love your neighbour as your self, - but they have not given the reason. The basis of Hindu ethics is this:

- There is one all-pervading Atman. It is the innermost soul of all beings. This is the common, pure consciousness. If you injure your neighbour, you really injure yourself. If you injure any other creature, you really injure yourself, because the whole world is nothing but your own Self. -

Excerpt from All About Hinduism by Sri Swami Sivananda

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Hinduism lays great emphasis on ethical discipline. Yama (self-restraint) and Niyama (religious observances or canons) are the foundations of Yoga and Vedanta.

Excerpt from All About Hinduism by Sri Swami Sivananda

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Morality is the gateway to religion. He who leads a moral or virtuous life attains freedom, perfection or Moksha.

Practice of ethics will help you to live in harmony with your neighbours, friends, your own family members, fellow-beings and other people. It will confer on you lasting happiness and Moksha.

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ethics: The code or system of morals of a nation, people, religion, etc.

See: dharma, pancha nitya karmas, punya, purity-impurity.

(See also: Ethics, Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul)

Applied ethics takes a theory of ethics, such as utilitarianism, social contract theory, or deontology, and applies its major principles to a particular set of circumstances and practices. Typical examples include applied fields such as medical ethics, legal ethics, environmental ethics, computer ethics, corporate social responsibility, or business ethics. Many considerations of applied et ...

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Business ethics is a form of applied ethics that examines ethical rules and principles within a commercial context; the various moral or ethical problems that can arise in a business setting; and any special duties or obligations that apply to persons who are engaged in commerce.” Generally speaking, business ethics is a normative discipline, whereby particular ethical standards are assumed and then applied. It makes specific judgements about what is right or wrong, which is to say, it makes claims about what ought to be done ...

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• Business ethics - Conflicting interests
• Business ethics - Ethical issues and approaches
• Business ethics - Corporate ethics policies
• Business ethics - Ethics officers
• Business ethics - Religious views on business ethics
• Business ethics - Christian business ethics
• Business ethics - Jewish business ethics
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Ethical codes are specialized and specific codes of ethics. Such codes exist in most professions and some organizations to guide interactions between specialists with advanced knowledge, e.g., doctors, lawyers, engineers, stonemasons and the general public. They are often not part of any more general theory of ethics but accepted as pragmatic necessities. Ethical codes are distinct from moral codes that appl ...

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Ethics is a branch of philosophy dealing with right and wrong in human behaviour. All religions have a moral component, and religious approaches to the problem of ethics historically dominated ethics over secular approaches. From the point of view of theistic religions, to the extent that ethics stems from revealed truth from divine sources, ethics is studied as a branch of theology. Many believe that the Golden Rule, which teaches people to "treat others as you want to be treated", is the common denominator of all moral codes and religions. ...

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Deontological Ethics (from the Greek Deon, meaning obligation), or Deontology, is an ethical theory holding that decisions should be made solely or primarily by considering one's duties and the rights of others. Deontology posits the existence of a priori moral obligations; it suggests that people ought to live by a set of permanently defined principles that do not change merely as a result of a change in circumstances. One of the most important implications of this theory is that praiseworthy goals can never justify the ...

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Work ethic is a set of values based on the moral virtues of hard work and diligence. See, for example, Protestant work ethic. A work ethic may also contain the following factors: "interpersonal skills, initiative and being dependable" (A New Look at Employability Skills). Other related archivesProtestant work ethic

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In philosophy, the phrase virtue ethics refers to ethical systems that focus primarily on what sort of person one should try to be. Thus, one of the aims of virtue ethics is to offer an account of the sort of characteristics a virtuous person has. The ultimate aim of virtue ethics is eudaimonia, roughly meaning 'flourishing' or 'success.' According to virtue ethicists this is the aim to which all humans endeavour - to lead a good, happy and fulfilling life. Virtue ethics - Achieving eudaimonia. < ...

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• Virtue ethics - Criticisms of virtue ethics
• Virtue ethics - Virtue ethics contrasted with deontology and consequentialism
• Virtue ethics - Historical origins
• Virtue ethics - Aristotle's theory of the virtues
• Virtue ethics - Virtues ethics outside the Western tradition
• Virtue ethics - Contemporary virtue ethics

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In ethics, cognitivism is the view that ethical sentences express propositions and can therefore be true or false (they are truth-apt). See also non-cognitivism. Cognitivism ethics - General idea. Propositions are, roughly, what meaningful declarative sentences are supposed to express (but not interrogative or imperative sentences). Different sentences, in different languages, can (it is often thought) express the same proposition: "snow is white" and "Schnee ist weiss" (in German) both express the p ...

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The Conservation ethic is an ethic of resource use, allocation, exploitation, and protection. Its primary focus is upon maintaining the health of the natural world: its forests, fisheries, habitats, and biological diversity. Secondary focus is on materials conservation and energy conservation, which are seen as important to protect the natural world. Conservation ethic - Introduction. To conserve habitat in terrestrial ecoregions and stop deforestation is a goal widely shared by many groups with a wide vari ...

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• Conservation ethic - Introduction
• Conservation ethic - Usage of term
• Conservation ethic - History of biological conservation
• Conservation ethic - Romantic-Transcendental
• Conservation ethic - Resource Conservation
• Conservation ethic - Evolutionary-Ecological
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