ethics

déontologie, éthique professionnelle

Règles de bonne conduite dans un métier ou un autre domaine d’activité.

En anglais simple : Rules about right behavior in a job or other area of activity.

• Doctors must follow medical ethics.
• The company introduced a code of business ethics.
• Professional ethics prevent lawyers from sharing private client information.

Synonymes : professional standards, code of conduct

Expressions courantes : business ethics, medical ethics, professional ethics

éthique, philosophie morale

Étude de ce qui est bien ou mal et de la manière dont les gens devraient se comporter.

En anglais simple : The study of what is right and wrong and how people should behave.

• She studies ethics at university.
• Our ethics course explores difficult moral questions.
• The professor teaches ethics and political philosophy.

Synonymes : moral philosophy

Expressions courantes : study ethics, ethics course, applied ethics

éthique, morale

Convictions sur le bien et le mal qui guident les choix d’une personne.

En anglais simple : Beliefs about right and wrong that guide a person’s choices.

• Her ethics would not allow her to lie.
• I admire his strong personal ethics.
• The decision raised questions about the director’s ethics.

Synonymes : morality, moral principles

Expressions courantes : personal ethics, strong ethics, question someone’s ethics

principes moraux, codes moraux

Ensembles de croyances ou de règles sur la façon dont les gens devraient vivre et se comporter.

En anglais simple : Sets of beliefs or rules about how people should live and behave.

• Different communities have different ethics.
• The essay compares the work ethics of two generations.
• Competing ethics shaped the choices made by each group.

Synonymes : moral codes, value systems

Expressions courantes : different ethics, competing ethics, religious ethics