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The theory of professional obligations.<\/p>\n

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The ethics of duty and of what is morally right or wrong.<\/p>\n

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A system of ethical decision making that considers the intrinsic moral significance of an action as the basis of decisions.<\/p>\n

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The study of ethics and correct behavior or duty. In medicine this includes consideration of the proper behavior of a doctor toward his patient, whether a patient should be told if his condition is fatal or not, and similar problems for which there may be no written guidelines. The best-known code of conduct is the Hippocraticoath.<\/p>\n

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System of ethical decision making that is based on moral rules and unchanging principles.<\/p>\n

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