National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Ethics

Synonyms

Ethics

Definitions

The philosophical study of moral values and rules. Ethics is a general term for what is often described as the "science of morality". The Western tradition of ethics is sometimes called moral philosophy. This is one of the three major branches of philosophy, alongside metaphysics and logic.

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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C39796

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C39796

DEFINITION

The philosophical study of moral values and rules. Ethics is a general term for what is often described as the "science of morality". The Western tradition of ethics is sometimes called moral philosophy. This is one of the three major branches of philosophy, alongside metaphysics and logic.

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Ethics

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Ethics

Legacy Concept Name

Ethics

Preferred_Name

Ethics

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Thesaurus:C39796

Semantic_Type

Occupation or Discipline

UMLS_CUI

C0015000

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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C39794

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