According to Wheelwright; branch of philosophy which is the systematic study of reflective choice, of the standards of right and wrong by which a person is to be guided, and of the goods toward…

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Options

• AEthics
• BMorality
• CLegality
• DSaintliness

• A
  76% (34)
• B
  9% (4)
• C
  4% (2)
• D
  11% (5)

Explanation

Ethics (A) is the term Wheelwright defines as the systematic study of reflective choice, moral standards of right and wrong, and the ultimate goods that guide human conduct - matching the definition precisely.

Morality (B) is a close distractor, but morality refers to the actual set of beliefs, values, and behaviors people hold - it's the subject matter ethics studies, not the philosophical discipline itself.

Legality (C) concerns what is permitted or prohibited by law, which is an external, codified system - distinct from the internal, reasoned reflection that defines ethics.

Saintliness (D) refers to an exceptionally virtuous or holy quality of a person - a character trait, not a branch of philosophical inquiry.

Memory tip: Think of the word ethics containing the root ethos (Greek for "character/custom") - it's the disciplined, reflective study of how we ought to live, which is broader and more systematic than any of the other options.

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