Ethics
Ethics noun - The code of good conduct for an individual or group.
Virtues and ethics are semantically related. in moral code topic. In some cases you can use "Virtues" instead a noun "Ethics".
Virtues
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Being social virtues, many of these are often de-emphasized or completely overlooked in other contexts, due to the traditional tendency of virtue ethics to place the emphasis on individual excellence of character.
Source: Virtue/Vice Codification - This begins the normative ethics, where Objectivism outlines a series of virtues that generally will lead to the acquisition and maintenance of "the good".
Source: Useful Notes / Objectivism - Work ethics and civility are, in fact, among the things on Ra's top ten list of "Virtues to uphold when I become king of the world".
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