Schools and movements whose defining doctrine concerns right action, virtue and the good life. Belongs here: virtue-ethical, deontological, utilitarian, absurdist and existentialist schools, together with the major schools of classical practical philosophy such as Stoicism, Cynicism, Epicureanism, Confucianism and Mohism. Does not belong here: schools organized chiefly around metaphysics or political theory even when they carry ethical implications.
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1. Ethics (Wikipedia)
WikipediaEthics, lead section, Greek contributors sentence
This period saw the emergence of ethical teachings associated with Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, and contributions of philosophers like Socrates and Aristotle.
Ethics, lead section, ancient regions sentence
The history of ethics started in the ancient period with the development of ethical principles and theories in ancient Egypt, India, China, and Greece.
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