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'''Ethical code'''s are specialized and specific codes of [[ethics]].

Such codes exist in most [[profession]]s to guide interactions between specialists with advanced knowledge, e.g. [[physician|doctors]], [[lawyer]]s, [[engineer]]s, [[stonemason]]s, and the general public. They are often not part of any more general theory of [[ethics]] but accepted as pragmatic necessities.

Ethical codes are distinct from [[moral code]]s that apply to the education and religion of a whole larger society. Not only are they more specialized, they are more internally consistent, and typically can be applied without a great deal of interpretation by an ordinary practitioner of the speciality.

In the late 20th century, a movement began to popularize the [[Zero Aggression Principle]] as an ethical code among the general public.

==See also==

* [[ethics]],

* [[ moral code]],

* [[moral core]],

* [[business ethics#Ethics statements and ethics codes]],

* [[Zero Aggression Principle]]