Editing Righteousness (section)

==Ethics or moral philosophy==
[[Ethics]] is a major branch of philosophy that encompasses principles leading to right conduct. [[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'".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Annabelle |first=Laura |date=2017-03-05 |title=Ethics Defined |url=https://medium.com/the-ethical-world/ethics-defined-33a1a6cc3064#:~:text=Defining%2520Ethics,science%2520of%2520moral%2520duty'%E2%80%9D. |access-date=2024-11-13 |website=The Ethical World |language=en}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-11-08 |title=5: Ethics |url=https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Philosophy/Introduction_to_Philosophy_Reader_(Levin_et_al.)/05:_Ethics |access-date=2024-11-13 |website=Humanities LibreTexts |language=en}}</ref> The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy states that the word [[Ethics#Defining ethics|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".<ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://jlsb.science-line.com/attachments/article/48/J.%20Life%20Sci.%20Biomed.%206(3)%2066-70,%202016.pdf}}</ref>