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Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation > Ethics
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms > Psychology, Social > Morals > Ethics
... > Behavioral Disciplines and Activities > Behavioral Sciences > Psychology > Psychology, Social > Morals > Ethics
Humanities > Philosophy > Morals > Ethics

Preferred term

Ethics  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Narrower concepts

Entry terms

  • Egoism
  • Ethical Issue
  • Ethical Issues
  • Ethics, Situational
  • Issue, Ethical
  • Issues, Ethical
  • Law, Natural
  • Laws, Natural
  • Metaethics
  • Moral Policies
  • Moral Policy
  • Natural Law
  • Natural Laws
  • Policies, Moral
  • Policy, Moral
  • Situational Ethics

Scope note

  • The philosophy or code pertaining to what is ideal in human character and conduct. Also, the field of study dealing with the principles of morality.

In other languages

  • etiikka

    Finnish

  • eettisyys
  • moraalifilosofia
  • moraalikäsite
  • moraalikäsitteet
  • siveysoppi
  • Etik

    Swedish

  • Egoism
  • Etiska frågor
  • Metaetik
  • Moraliska principer
  • Naturlag
  • Situationsetik

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D004989

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