Ethics and Morality Flashcards
Ethics comes from the _____ word ______
Greek, Ethos
Morality comes from the _____ word ______
Latin, Mos/Moris
Both Greek word Ethos and Latin word Mos/Moris mean…
Custom and Disposition
Who argued that “Ethics” is the
broader term, and “morality” is a subset of ethics?
Bernard Williams (1985)
Who said that: “Sometimes morality is used more narrowly to mean the moral principles of a particular tradition, group, or individual”?
(Deigh, 2015)
Refers to the set of moral beliefs and practices of a culture, community, or religion
[or spirituality].
Morality
Refers to a code or system of moral rules, principles, or values.
Morality
These moral, social, and religious beliefs and practices and moral rules, principles, and
values form the…
Moral standards of living
They determine what actions are acceptable of not.
Moral standards of living
Actions that are not in
accordance with morality are considered…
Immoral
Most of the _____________ are associated with moral values that are linked to beliefs and attitudes and guide human behavior.
Moral standards of living
Refers to set of principles of the moral behavior of a social group or society towards others based on basic social values such as duty, truth, humanity, honesty, etc.
Ethics
It’s the science of morality as a social phenomenon
Ethics
Expressed in concrete human actions within the rules that
society follows as a guiding thread of civilization.
Ethics
As there are no definite rights and wrongs in morals and ethics, the most important thing to do is…
To apply moral and ethical principles into our lives.
