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Ethics asks what we should do and why some choices are better than others.
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Ethics explores duties, consequences, character, and the common good. It gives language for thoughtful decision-making.
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1. Virtue Ethics
Rosalind Hursthouse and Glen Pettigrove · Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy · Current edition · Academic
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