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Ethics and morals relate to “right” and “wrong” conduct. While they are
sometimes used interchangeably, they are different: ethics refer to rules
provided by an external source, e.g., codes of conduct in workplaces or
principles in religions. Morals refer to an individual’s own principles regarding
right and wrong.
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Ethics Morals
What are they? The rules of conduct recognized Principles or habits with respect
in respect to a particular class of to right or wrong conduct. While
human actions or a particular morals also prescribe dos and
group or culture. don'ts, morality is ultimately a
personal compass of right and
wrong.
The "Gray" A person strictly following Ethical A Moral Person although perhaps
Principles may not have any bound by a higher covenant, may
Morals at all. Likewise, one could choose to follow a code of ethics
violate Ethical Principles within a as it would apply to a system.
given system of rules in order to "Make it fit"
maintain Moral integrity.
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Source of Principles
Ethics are external standards that are provided by institutions, groups, or culture to
which an individual belongs. For example, lawyers, policemen, and doctors all have to
follow an ethical code laid down by their profession, regardless of their own feelings or
preferences. Ethics can also be considered a social system or a framework for
acceptable behavior.
Morals are also influenced by culture or society, but they are personal principles
created and upheld by individuals themselves.
An individual’s moral code is usually unchanging and consistent across all contexts, but
it is also possible for certain events to radically change an individual's personal beliefs
and values.
Another example can be found in the medical field. In most parts of the world, a doctor
may not euthanize a patient, even at the patient's request, as per ethical standards for
health professionals. However, the same doctor may personally believe in a patient's
right to die, as per the doctor's own morality.
Origins
Much of the confusion between these two words can be traced back to their origins. For
example, the word "ethic" comes from Old French (etique), Late Latin (ethica), and
Greek (ethos) and referred to customs or moral philosophies. "Morals" comes from
Late Latin's moralis, which referred to appropriate behavior and manners in society. So,
the two have very similar, if not synonymous, meanings originally.
Morality and ethics of the individual have been philosophically studied for well over a
thousand years. The idea of ethics being principles that are set and applied to a group
(not necessarily focused on the individual) is relatively new, though, primarily dating
back to the 1600s. The distinction between ethics and morals is particularly important
for philosophical ethicists.
References
The Definition of Morality - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Ethics Definition - Dictionary.com
Ethic Origins - Online Etymology Dictionary
Moral Origins - Wiktionary
Morals Definition - Dictionary.com
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Aaron Carter
Morals are objective. Ethics are subjective.
Like · Reply · Nov 7, 2017 7:06am
Not taking bath is not moral act, but ethical act. Note: not all ethical acts are moral
acts, but all moral acts are ethical acts.
Every moral act is punishment laden if one failed to keep it, but some ethical acts are
not punishable acts.
Like · Reply · 2 · Oct 10, 2017 1:23pm
Emma Arbogast
I think this is somewhat backwards. I define ethics as a rational set of rules aimed to
reduce harm, which may be a personal set of rules or a set of rules defined by a
group, but either way they are based on a careful consideration of potential
outcomes. They are flexible because they can be adjusted based on new data. By
contrast, morals are about "right" and "wrong"--they have no basis in rationality but
are instead based on feeling and instinct, or social or religious convention. As such,
they are inflexible, and often cause more harm than good.
Like · Reply · 6 · Dec 20, 2016 12:17pm
Imagine a world where all were color blind, The very concept of "color" would not
exist. Someone would mention "color" and everyone would say "Huh?". Without color
sense, the concept would not exist.
This prime ethical sense is objective in that it exists whether we like it or not... and
whether we subscribe to a religion or not.
Like · Reply · 4 · May 24, 2016 5:54am · Edited
The word morals is derived from the Latin word mos, which means custom,
so it is morals which come from and are imposed by an external source,
such as society, the church or even forced on people by some authority
figure.Morals consequently change with the times, and from society to
society.
It may in fact come down to one instinctive ethical value, the seed from
which all value systems grow and mutate. If I had to identify a near universal
ethical value, it would be related to defense. Unprovoked actions of others
which elicit a defensive response from us are viewed as unethical. IOW,
non-defensive force is near universally viewed as unethical.
Like · Reply · Oct 4, 2016 2:09pm · Edited
Read 1984, where the totalitarian regime turned the meanings of words into
their opposites. So the ministry of propaganda was renamed the ministry of
truth and the ministry of torture into the ministry of love.
The Greek and Latin origins seem to indicate that the definitions are
reversed. However, I think that the definitions are correct for how the
terms are used. For example, Olympic athletes have a code of ethics
to which they must adhere; and people are often given the advice to
"follow their moral compass"
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November 15, 2013, 8:17pm
Part of being an educated person is that you know how to find the field
that studies the thing you are interested in. Philosophy is the field that
studies ethics. Philosophers use the terms "ethical" and "moral" more
or less interchangeably, and tend not to use the term "morals".
The content here is of very very poor quality, and looks like it was
simply made up by someone.
If you want to learn about this, a good starting point is the Stanford
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. That is a very high quality
source, with several entries on ethics.
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