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Ethics are generally regarded as the standards that govern the conduct of a person. Smith and Hodges define ethics as a “human reflecting self-consciously on the act of being a moral being." This implies a process of self-reflection and awareness of how to behave as a moral being. ... or other scholarly purposes shall respect the ...