Ethics is The study of how one ought to live; thestudy of right and wrong action, how oneshould act in particular situations; thestudy of reasons for actions being right or wrong; what is the basis for ethical judgment?The major modern divisions todayare between consequentialist ethical systemsthat judge actions by their consequences,deontological ethical systemsthat judge actions by their accordancewith moral laws, and feminist ethical systemsthat judge actions by their effects on our interpersonal relationships.