Ethics or moral philosophy is a branch of philosophy that involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong conduct. The term "ethics" derives , . The branch of philosophy axiology comprises the sub-branches of ethics and aesthetics, each concerned with values. 

Ethics seeks to resolve questions of human morality by defining concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong, virtue and vice, justice and crime. As a field of intellectual enquiry, moral philosophy also is related to the fields of moral psychology, descriptive ethics, and value theory. 

Three major areas of study within ethics recognized today are: 

Rushworth Kidder states that "standard definitions of "ethics" have typically included such phrases as 'the science of the ideal human character' or 'the science of moral duty'. Richard William Paul and Linda Elder define ethics as "a set of concepts and principles that guide us in determining what behavior helps or harms sentient creatures". The "Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy" states that the word ethics is "commonly used interchangeably with 'morality' ... and sometimes it is used more narrowly to mean the moral principles of a particular tradition, group or individual." Paul and Elder state that most people confuse ethics with behaving in accordance with social conventions, religious beliefs and the law and don't treat ethics as a stand-alone concept.
Who thinks that most people confuse ethics?
What does ethics resolve?
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Is ethics a branch of something?
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What fields is moral philosophy related to?
Is it used to mean principles of a particular group?
What does philosophy involve?
does ethics answer questions?
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who else talks abut ethics in the article?
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Richard William Paul and Linda Elder
Richard William Paul and Linda Elder define ethics as "a set of concepts and principles that guide us in determining what behavior helps or harms sentient creatures". The "Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy" states that the word ethics is "commonly used interchangeably with 'morality' ... and sometimes it is used more narrowly to mean the moral principles of a particular tradition, group or individual." Paul and Elder state that most people confuse ethics with behaving in accordance with social conventions, religious beliefs and the law and don't treat ethics as a stand-alone concept
Questions of human morality
Ethics seeks to resolve questions of human morality
Axiology
The branch of philosophy axiology comprises the sub-branches of ethics and aesthetics
Paul and Elder
Richard William Paul and Linda Elder define ethics as "a set of concepts
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Ethics or moral philosophy is a branch of philosophy
Philosophy
branch of philosophy
Moral psychology, descriptive ethics, and value theory.
moral philosophy also is related to the fields of moral psychology, descriptive ethics, and value theory.
Yes
sometimes it is used more narrowly to mean the moral principles of a particular tradition, group or individual
Systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong.
involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong conduct.
Yes
Ethics seeks to resolve questions
Human morality
Ethics seeks to resolve questions of human morality 
Defining concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong, virtue and vice, justice and crime.
Ethics seeks to resolve questions of human morality by defining concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong, virtue and vice, justice and crime.
Rushworth Kidder
Rushworth Kidder states that "standard definitions of "ethics"
'The science of the ideal human character'
Rushworth Kidder states that "standard definitions of "ethics" have typically included such phrases as 'the science of the ideal human character'
'The science of moral duty'
Rushworth Kidder states that "standard definitions of "ethics" have typically included such phrases as 'the science of the ideal human character' or 'the science of moral duty'
The standard definitions of ethics.
"standard definitions of "ethics" have typically included such phrases as 'the science of the ideal human character' or 'the science of moral duty'.
Behaving in accordance with social conventions and the law.
Paul and Elder state that most people confuse ethics with behaving in accordance with social conventions, religious beliefs and the law and don't treat ethics as a stand-alone concept.
Religious beliefs
Paul and Elder state that most people confuse ethics with behaving in accordance with social conventions, religious beliefs and the law
"[Ethics is] commonly used interchangeably with 'morality'"
The "Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy" states that the word ethics is "commonly used interchangeably with 'morality'
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Three major areas of study within ethics recognized today are