Ethical socialism is a kind of liberal socialism closely related to Christian socialism, and had a profound affect the social democratic activity and reformism over the later half on the 20th century, particularly in great britain. Ethical socialism is distinct in its give attention to criticism of the particular ethics of capitalism, instead of merely criticism on the economic, systemic as well as material issues of capitalism. Ethical socialism is often a political philosophy that interests socialism on ethical in contrast to economic, rationalist as well as materialist grounds.