What is Ethic? A Basic Definition

ethic \eth"ic\ ([e^]th"[i^]k), n.
   1. the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an
      individual or a social group; as, the Puritan ethic.
      [WordNet sense 1]

   Syn: moral principle, value-system, value orientation.
        [WordNet 1.5]

   2. a system of principles governing morality and acceptable
      conduct. [WordNet sense 2]

   Syn: ethical code.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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Wed Jan 7

• Global Ethics and Compliance

Tue Jan 6

• Welcome to Transnationale .org: analysis of the world's largest companies.
• VAS Lombardia - VAS Lombardia

Mon Jan 5

• Open Marriages And Swingers: My perspective on swingers and marriage.
• Dolores Labs Blog " Crowdsourcing an Ethical Dilemma: Stalin said, ?A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic.? So what about one hundred deaths? What about five? We tested this experimentally , asking people on Amazon Mechanical Turk to decide three versions of the classic philosophical conundrum, the Trolley Problem, in which you decide whether to kill one person so that several others may live.
• InternetNews Commentary
• e-Citizen | Changer le monde et se faire plaisir ?

Sun Jan 4

• the new work ethic: just paying attention at intellectual properties

Sat Jan 3

• Is staying in really that eco friendly? | Environment | The Observer
• Duncan Clark on the carbon footprint of nuclear war | Environment | guardian.co.uk
• Olive oil is good for you, and the planet ... Isn't it? | Environment | The Observer

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