ABSTRACT
Ethics is a branch of philosophy focused on the study of
right and wrong human acts. The word will be used both in
the plural and in the singular form in this entry. In the
context of professions, ethics refers to a person’s acts
when fulfilling occupational responsibilities and/or when
commenting on occupational issues. Acts can be deemed
ethical or unethical depending on the ethical standards
through which one judges them. To help analyze the ethi-
cality of acts, ethicists have devised ethical theories-
practically, normative doctrines-with principles for
decision making.
