ethics
branch of philosophy that systematizes, defends, and recommends concepts of right and wrong conduct
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ethics
Summary
ethics is a branch of philosophy[1]. ethics ranks in the top 6% of branch_of_philosophy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,555 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- ethics's instance of is recorded as branch of philosophy[3].
- ethics's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[4].
- ethics's instance of is recorded as core branches of philosophy[5].
- ethics is a type of philosophy[6].
- ethics's Commons category is recorded as Ethics[7].
- ethics's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ethics[8].
- ethics's main subject is behavior[9].
- ethics's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Ethics[10].
- ethics's described by source is recorded as The Catholic Encyclopedia[11].
- ethics's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
- ethics's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
- ethics's described by source is recorded as Lean Logic[14].
- ethics's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[15].
- ethics's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[16].
- ethics's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
- ethics's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[18].
- ethics's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19].
- ethics's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[20].
- ethics's topic has template is recorded as Template:Ethics[21].
- ethics's topic has template is recorded as Template:Ethics sidebar[22].
- ethics's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/tags/ethics[23].
- ethics's different from is recorded as ethology[24].
- ethics's history of topic is recorded as history of ethics[25].
- ethics's practiced by is recorded as ethicist[26].
- ethics's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[27].
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Subject and Themes
ethics's main subject is behavior[9].
Why It Matters
ethics ranks in the top 6% of branch_of_philosophy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,555 views/month).[2] ethics has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] ethics is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]