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The Wikipedia article on ethics, used here for its statement that ethics is also called moral philosophy.

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Wikipedia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethics
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Encyclopedia
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Ethics (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIntroduction
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Ethics is the philosophical study of moral phenomena. Also called moral philosophy, it investigates normative questions about what people ought to do or which behavior is morally right.
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  • Branches of Philosophy, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.

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