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- Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Empathy and Sympathy in Ethics
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May 30, 2023, 12:15 PM ET (AP)
One justice explained absence from case. Another didn't. Ethics questions vexing Supreme Court
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What is ethics?
How is ethics different from morality?
Why does ethics matter?
Is ethics a social science?
ethics, also called moral philosophy, the discipline concerned with what is morally good and bad and morally right and wrong. The term is also applied to any system or theory of moral values or principles. (Read Britannica’s biography of this author, Peter Singer.) How should we live? Shall we aim at happiness or at knowledge, virtue, or the creation of beautiful objects? If we choose happiness, will it be our own or the happiness of all? And what of the more particular questions that face us: is it right to be dishonest in a good cause? Can we justify living ...(100 of 41429 words)