Ethics is
•a study of right and wrong in human conduct
•a theoretical examination of morality and as an equivalent of the theory of morals theories of value, virtue, or of right (valuable) action
•a set of theories “that provide general rules or principles to be used in making moral decisions and, unlike ordinary intuitions, provides a justification for those rules
•Ethics helps us not only in distinguishing between right and wrong but also in knowing why and on what grounds our judgment of human actions is justified
•The purpose of ethics is to interpret human conduct, acknowledging and distinguishing between right and wrong