Ethics: An Introduction

Ethics is the branch of philosophy that asks how we should live. It explores what is right and wrong, good and bad, virtue and vice, responsibility and obligation. Whenever we decide how to treat other people, what values to stand for, or what kind of person we want to become, we are already thinking ethically, even if we do not notice it. These choices shape our lives in small and large ways. Ethics helps us slow down and think about them more carefully. For many students, ethics is one of the.