ethics

ética profesional, deontología

Normas de conducta correcta en una profesión u otro ámbito de actividad.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: professional standards, code of conduct

Expresiones frecuentes: business ethics, medical ethics, professional ethics

ética, filosofía moral

Estudio de lo que está bien o mal y de cómo deberían comportarse las personas.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: moral philosophy

Expresiones frecuentes: study ethics, ethics course, applied ethics

ética, moral

Creencias sobre lo que está bien o mal que orientan las decisiones de una persona.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: morality, moral principles

Expresiones frecuentes: personal ethics, strong ethics, question someone’s ethics

principios éticos, códigos morales

Conjuntos de creencias o normas sobre cómo deberían vivir y comportarse las personas.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: moral codes, value systems

Expresiones frecuentes: different ethics, competing ethics, religious ethics