Ethics or moral philosophy is a branch [1] of philosophy that "involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong behavior ". [2] The field of ethics, along with aesthetics , concerns matters of value ; these fields comprise the branch of philosophy called axiology . [3]
Ethics seeks to resolve questions of human morality by defining concepts such as good and evil , right and wrong , virtue and vice , justice and crime . [4] As a field of intellectual inquiry, moral philosophy is related to the fields of moral psychology , descriptive ethics , and value theory .
Three major areas of study within ethics recognized today are: [2]