> [!infobox] <s class="aside-in"><em>mentioned in 8 topics, 2 evergreens</em></s> #### <s class="topic-title">[[ethics]]</s> > [!wikipedia] [ethics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethics) > > Ethics or moral [[philosophy]] is a branch of philosophy that "involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong [[behavior]]". The field of ethics, along with aesthetics, concerns matters of value; these fields comprise the branch of philosophy called axiology. > > Ethics seeks to resolve questions of human [[morality]] by defining concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong, virtue and vice, [[justice]] and crime. As a field of intellectual inquiry, moral philosophy is related to the fields of moral psychology, descriptive ethics, and value theory. > > Three major areas of study within ethics recognized today are: > > 1. Meta-ethics, concerning the theoretical meaning and reference of moral propositions, and how their truth values (if any) can be determined; > 2. Normative ethics, concerning the practical means of determining a moral course of action; > 3. Applied ethics, concerning what a person is obligated (or permitted) to do in a specific situation or a particular domain of action. > ##### ^dataviews > [!dataview]+ Related unlinked notes > > No results to show for list query. > [!dataview]- Other unlinked mentions > > - [[worldview]] > - [[AI]] > - [[epistemology]] > - [[human behavior]] > - [[library science]] > - [[natural law]] > - [[Are Jesus' teachings antithetical to the modern Christian church]] > - [[Software development is more about designing systems than it is about solving problems]]