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ethics | macedonia |

As a noun ethics

is (philosophy) the study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct.

As an adjective macedonia is

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ethics

English

(wikipedia ethics)

Noun

(-)
  • (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

    External links

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    References

    Anagrams

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    macedonia

    English

    (wikipedia Macedonia) (Macedonia naming dispute)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • An ancient Greek kingdom, located to the north of Thessaly, comprising of the Greek city of Thessaloniki and its surroundings.
  • The Republic of Macedonia, a country in Europe which is sometimes referred to elliptically (by the UN and others, pending the outcome of a dispute between Macedonia and Greece) as ‘the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’.
  • The largest and second-most populous region of Greece, comprising the regions of West Macedonia, Central Macedonia and East Macedonia and Thrace.
  • A modern geographical region which includes the republic of Macedonia, the Greek region of Macedonia and a bit of Bulgaria.
  • The part of that region which is in south-western Bulgaria.

    • Derived terms

    * Macedonian

    See also

    * * Skopje * West Macedonia * Central Macedonia * East Macedonia and Thrace * FYROM * Republic of Macedonia * * Pirin Macedonia * Vardar Macedonia * (Republic of Macedonia) * English words suffixed with -ia ----