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ETHIQUE [2 records]

Record 1 2020-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ethics and Morals
DEF

A theory aimed at determining what is good, both for the individual and for society as a whole.

OBS

From this perspective, ethics differs from morality, which is a system and codification of requirements (standards and rules) governing human conduct, requirements characterised by their universality and by a restraining effect. Nonetheless, ethics, morality and law are closely interdependent.

OBS

ethics: noun used with a singular verb.

OBS

ethics: term and definition standardized by the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Glossary English Editorial Board and the Translation Bureau.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éthique et Morale
DEF

Théorie ayant pour but de déterminer ce qui est bon, tant pour l’individu que pour la société dans son ensemble.

OBS

éthique : terme et définition normalisés par l'Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) et le Bureau de la traduction.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ética y Moral
CONT

La ética según los pensadores filosóficos se define como la ciencia de la moral. Comprende diferentes vertientes, entre las que se encuentra la ética normativa, que investiga el problema de lo “bueno y lo malo”, para determinar posteriormente códigos morales pertinentes a la conducta humana e investigar cuál conducta es la apropiada, cuáles aspiraciones son estimables y cuál es el sentido de la vida para los individuos.

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Record 2 2005-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ethics and Morals
  • Sociology of Medicine
  • Labour and Employment
DEF

Having to do with standards of right and wrong; of ethics or morality.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éthique et Morale
  • Sociologie de la médecine
  • Travail et emploi
DEF

Qui concerne la morale.

CONT

jugement éthique, précepte éthique.

Spanish

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