Ethics is not only a branch of philosophy, but more so the base of philosophy. Socrates believed in the four Cardinal Virtues of the soul and he believed in the eternality of the soul. To make the soul eternal it must have a good balance between the four Cardinal Virtues of temperance, courage, wisdom, and justice. Taking that into consideration, ethics is the moral conduct of all living things; the science of morals. To be moral one must be just, temperate, and have reason; the four Cardinal Virtues. It is safe to say that Socrates believed that ethics and philosophy go hand in hand.…
