ethics

1. Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong (synset 109206590)
   is a type of: motivation, motive, need - the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
   subtypes:

   • hedonism - the pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle
   • conscience, moral sense, scruples, sense of right and wrong - motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
   • christ within, inner light, light, light within - a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul
   same as: ethical motive, morality, morals
2. The philosophical study of moral values and rules (synset 106169189)
   associated with:

   • egoism - (ethics) the theory that the pursuit of your own welfare in the basis of morality
   • descriptivism - (ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements have a truth value
   • prescriptivism - (ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements prescribe appropriate attitudes and behavior
   is a type of: philosophy - the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics
   subtypes:

   • bioethics - the branch of ethics that studies moral values in the biomedical sciences
   • casuistry - moral philosophy based on the application of general ethical principles to resolve moral dilemmas
   • endaemonism, eudemonism - an ethical system that evaluates actions by reference to personal well-being through a life based on reason
   • hedonism - an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good
   same as: moral philosophy

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