Ethics is a branch of philosophy that covers a whole family of things that have a real importance in everyday life.
Ethics guide
Featured ethical issues
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Introduction to ethics
Ethics tackles some of the fundamental questions of human life: How should people live? What should people do in particular situations?
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Abortion
The abortion debate asks whether it can be morally right to terminate a pregnancy before normal childbirth.
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Animal ethics
Rational argument about the right and wrong way to treat animals is made difficult by the love that many of us feel for animals.
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Capital punishment
Capital punishment is the practice of executing someone as punishment for a specific crime after a proper legal trial.
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Charity
A number of ethical issues come up regularly when discussing charity work.
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Contraception
Is contraception an issue of human rights? Is there ever a duty to use contraception?
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Euthanasia
Euthanasia is the termination of a very sick person's life in order to relieve them of their suffering.
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Female Circumcision
The practice of female circumcision is widespread within some African cultures and ethnic groups.
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Forced Marriage
Forced marriages are a result of cultural factors, and no major religion in the world advocates forced marriages.
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Honour Crimes
Honour killing is the murder of a woman accused of bringing shame upon her family.
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Lying
Lying is probably one of the most common wrong acts that we carry out. Most people would condemn lying except when there's a good reason for it.
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Male Circumcision
Circumcision is primarily carried out for religious or cultural reasons. It is sometimes done for health, hygiene and aesthetic reasons.
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Slavery
Slavery can broadly be described as the ownership, buying and selling of human beings for the purpose of forced and unpaid labour.
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Sport
Competition is not unethical but the allure of winning can drive some competitors to unethical behaviour.
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Torture
Torture involves deliberately inflicting physical or mental pain on a person without legal cause.
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Ethics of War
Is it ever right to go to war? When is it right to wage war? What is the moral way to conduct a war?
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