ethic vs ethics
Definitions
noun
- the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group
- a system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct
Examples
Such a usage is ethically unacceptable, politically manipulative and decidedly unhistorical.
The intention is to provide practical and ethical guidance on risk issues.
The setting-up of the ethics of literature and art offers the pursuit of value that reflects the unity of good and beauty.
Definitions
noun
- motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
- the philosophical study of moral values and rules
Examples
The setting-up of the ethics of literature and art offers the pursuit of value that reflects the unity of good and beauty.
Republicans, meanwhile, are mulling whether to abandon the notion of filing ethics charges against Rep.
In this article we analyze the grammar of codes of ethics as a written locutionary act, and attempt to determine their implicit illocutionary and perlocutionary values.
