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伦理学

Word · NounTraditional倫理學

ethics; moral philosophy

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Meanings

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1.

noun

ethics; moral philosophy; the study of the origin and development of morality, human behavioral norms, and obligations between people

formal

A formal academic discipline within philosophy that investigates moral values and principles, distinct from 'morality' (道德) itself. Often divided into branches such as normative ethics, meta-ethics, and applied ethics.

Lún伦
lǐ理
xué学
shì是
zhé哲
xué学
de的
yī一
gè个
zhòng重
yào要
fēn分
zhī支
 。

Ethics is an important branch of philosophy.

Tā他
zhèng正
zài在
yán研
jiū究
yà亚
lǐ里
shì士
duō多
dé德
de的
lún伦
lǐ理
xué学
sī思
xiǎng想
 。

He is currently studying Aristotle's ethical philosophy.

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Yī医
xué学
lún伦
lǐ理
xué学
guān关
zhù注
yī医
liáo疗
shí实
jiàn践
zhōng中
de的
dào道
dé德
wèn问
tí题
 。

Medical ethics concerns moral issues in medical practice.

Zhè这
mén门
kè课
chéng程
shè涉
jí及
huán环
jìng境
lún伦
lǐ理
xué学
hé和
shāng商
yè业
lún伦
lǐ理
xué学
 。

This course covers environmental ethics and business ethics.