As nouns the difference between doctrine and ethics
is that doctrine is a belief or tenet, especially about philosophical or theological matters while ethics is (philosophy) the study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct.
doctrine
Noun
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en noun)
A belief or tenet, especially about philosophical or theological matters.
The body of teachings of a religion, or a religious leader, organization, group or text.
- The incarnation is a basic doctrine of classical Christianity.
- The four noble truths summarise the main doctrines of Buddhism.
Related terms
* docent
* docile
* doctor
* doctorate
* doctrinaire
* doctrinal, doctrinally
* doctrinize, doctrinization
* document
* indoctrinate
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ethics
Noun
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(philosophy) The study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct.
Morality.
The standards that govern the conduct of a person, especially a member of a profession.
Usage notes
* Although the terms ethics'' and ''morality'' may sometimes be used interchangeably, philosophical ethicists often distinguish them, using ''ethics'' to refer to theories and conceptual studies relating to good and evil and right and wrong, and using ''morality'' and its related terms to refer to actual, real-world beliefs and practices concerning proper conduct. In this vein, the American philosopher , ed., ''The Philosophy of Brand Blanshard , Library of Living Philosophers, ISBN 0875483496, "Autobiography", p. 85.
* In particular, in general usage ethical'' is used to describe standards of behavior between individuals, while ''moral'' or ''immoral can describe any behavior. You can call lying unethical or immoral, for example, because it involves the behavior of one person and how it affects another, but violating dietary prohibitions in a holy text would be described as immoral.
Synonyms
* moral philosophy
Derived terms
* applied ethics
* bioethics
* business ethics
* comparative ethics
* descriptive ethics
* environmental ethics
* ethicist
* medical ethics
* metaethics
* normative ethics
* situational ethics
Related terms
* ethic
* ethical
* ethos
See also
* aretaics
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