Ethics

n. set of moral principles or values, principles of conduct governing an institution, or an individual

Ethics (via Latin  from the Ancient Greek  "moral philosophy", from the adjective of ēthos "custom, habit"), a major branch of philosophy, is the study of values and customs of a person or group. It covers the analysis and employment of concepts such as right and wrong, good and evil, and responsibility. It is divided into three primary areas: meta-ethics (the study of the concept of ethics), normative ethics (the study of how to determine ethical values), and applied ethics (the study of the use of ethical values).
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Noun
1. motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
(synonym) ethical motive, morals, morality
(hypernym) motivation, motive, need
(hyponym) hedonism
2. the philosophical study of moral values and rules
(synonym) moral philosophy
(hypernym) philosophy
(hyponym) bioethics

Noun
1. the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group; "the Puritan ethic"; "a person with old-fashioned values"
(synonym) moral principle, value-system, value orientation
(hypernym) principle
(hyponym) Chartism
2. a system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct
(synonym) ethical code
(hypernym) system, system of rules
(hyponym) double standard
(part-meronym) principle, precept

(n.)
The science of human duty; the body of rules of duty drawn from this science; a particular system of principles and rules concerting duty, whether true or false; rules of practice in respect to a single class of human actions; as, political or social ethics; medical ethics.
  

Ethics In theosophy, a philosophy of moral conduct based on the inner structure and operations of the universe itself, not a mere code of conventional behavior. The grounds alleged for moral conduct depend on one's view of man and the universe. Theosophy distinguishes between a person's real self and the illusive personal masks which are mistaken for that self. As with Kant, a sharp distinction is drawn between wish and inclination on the one hand, and the sense of moral obligation on the other; this latter is regarded as supervening upon the drama of self-interest and imposing a higher law.
Recognizing the essential oneness of the individual with the universe, not only spiritually but on all planes, the student of occultism strives for the subordination of the personal self as an individual to the common good of all mankind, and indeed of all things that are. With this training, the student in time comes keenly to realize that there is no longer a moral obligation lying upon him to subject his personal wish to the common good, but that this subordination becomes the first joyful duty of all his life. In this manner spiritual powers, faculties, and attributes are gained, as well as intellectual expansion that, when more or less complete, combine to make the full adept or initiate. A master of wisdom is one who has developed an individual consciousness of his oneness with the Boundless, and this is the very foundation of the ethics of theosophy.
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