Human being, self, and practice
Ethics
Etikk
Extended note
Ethics concerns not only intention or rule but how reasons, action, and consequence hold together. Philosophical ethics is not automatically a legal conclusion.
Limitations
Not the same as
- law alone
- good intention
- personal taste
Related terms
Methodological relevance
Audit distinguishes fact, value, norm, law, decision, and actual effect.
Sources and principal occurrence
Source note: DET SOM ER develops ethics as practice; T8 specifies levels and limits.
- DET SOM ERThe foundational work and primary source.
- T8 — World, Society and PracticeThe sustained theory document on value, norm, responsibility, harm, protection, practice, effect, and foundational shift.
Correct and incorrect use
Correct use
“The ethical assessment includes rights, the measure, and actual consequences.”
Incorrect or over-strong use
“The measure is lawful and therefore ethically right in every sense.”
Suggested citation
Suggested citationVikesland, M. A. A. (2026). “Ethics”. Røyndalism — Lexicon, content version 1.0.
APAVikesland, M. A. A. (2026). Ethics (version 1.0). Røyndalism. https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/ethics/
MLAVikesland, Martin A. A.. “Ethics.” Røyndalism, version 1.0, Vikesland Press, 2026, https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/ethics/.
ChicagoVikesland, Martin A. A.. “Ethics.” Røyndalism. version 1.0. Vikesland Press, 2026. https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/ethics/.
IEEEM. A. A. Vikesland, “Ethics,” Røyndalism, version 1.0, Vikesland Press, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/ethics/
CSEVikesland MAA. 2026. Ethics. version 1.0. Røyndalism. Vikesland Press. Available from: https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/ethics/
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Revision note
- Document version
- 1.0
- First published
- 18 June 2026
First public edition.