(ethics) A branch of ethics concerned with classifying actions as right and wrong, attempting to develop a set of rules governing human conduct, or a set of norms for action.

plural of work ethic

(ethics) The golden rule used by philosophers.

Alternative form of Protestant work ethic

(ethics) The study of people's beliefs about morality, in contrast to normative ethics and metaethics.

(ethics) The branch of ethics that examines moral questions of right and wrong arising in specific areas of practical concern, as, for example, in medicine or business.

(grammar) Alternative form of ethical dative

Alternative spelling of metaethics

The value that one ought to work hard at one's job or duties. / The tendency to work hard at one's job or duties.

One of the three major approaches to normative ethics, emphasizing the role of one's character and the virtues that one's character embodies for determining or evaluating ethical behavior.