ethics

Morality with loopholes.

Everyone agreed that the Congressman's conduct was morally repugnant and his excuses were intellectually dishonest, but the facts did not support an ethics violation.

by J. Gramitt December 9, 2008

Ethics

The adorable belief that our actions ultimately matter.

It's absolutely essential that you (insert action) and you must always avoid (insert action), because if you violate these ethics (insert an ultimately meaningless outcome).

by fragilex1 November 26, 2011

ethics

The best way to ensure that your business endeavors will never turn a profit.

The company stressed ethics over growth, so the government refused to bail them out.

by croato87 January 20, 2009

ethics

A philosophical area of investigation where the same people who argue that there is no reason to believe in god seem to think that there is a set of universally binding principles that define just actions from unjust actions.

Professor: Utilitarianism is a great ethical theory.
Student: What reason do we have to believe that there is a such thing as ethics?
Professor: Utilitarianism is a great ethical theory.

by Aleph Null June 8, 2004

ethics

Plural of ethic.

The sum of a set of moral beliefs.

etiquette; morality; values

That criminal has a really bad sense of ethics.

by Jon Davis January 13, 2004

Ethics

Set of rules consisting of behavioural attributes that basically turn you into Robotic Corporate Asshole.

Ethics means Wearing a Three-piece suit to office, even though it's 105° outside.

by Indeepshit October 23, 2017

Ethics

I mean... You're talking to a guy who even questions the ethics of God... So what did you expect?

Iam "Maybe I'm being too harsh... But, to be fair, I even question the ethics of God."

Hym "And we would be remiss if we're not as cynical as humanly possible..."

by Hym Iam July 27, 2022