Definitions on this vary sooo widely...entropy_houseFebruary 24 2009, 22:35:26 UTC
I define ethics and morality this way.
Morality is a personal thing. Ethics are standards set by a group.
So the ethics of say 'putting up a clothesline in your yard' can be a no-no, because there may be a zoning law prohibiting it on the basis that it makes the neighborhood look poor.
But the morals of it may be a yes, because it is environmentally good, in your personal view.
So you can commit an immoral, ethical act by putting up a clothesline.
(I just realized a helpful hint in the words themselves 'ETHICS' is plural, so it refers to a group- you seldom hear anyone talk about 'ethic', and 'MORALITY' is singular, so it refers to the individual- who says 'moralities'?
Re: Definitions on this vary sooo widely...lizamanynamesFebruary 25 2009, 21:48:39 UTC
Well there's "morals", I suppose. :/
My definition is very close to the one in the artical: Ethics are about social behaviour, morals are about absolute right and wrong. Looked at another way: ethics are about rules and laws, and thus the perview of a government. Morals are about the soul, and thus not. Something can be ethicly right and morally wrong, or morally right and ethically wrong. It's the seperation of church and state thing. When a government starts making rulings on what I feel are moral but not ethical issues, I get titchy.
Re: Definitions on this vary sooo widely...entropy_houseFebruary 25 2009, 22:26:41 UTC
I find it impossible to define anything as universally 'wrong' or 'right' because nearly every act that I (and probably you) would consider wrong, including cannibalism and infanticide, has been at some time in some human society accepted as the 'right' thing. Even today there is no universal agreement on even the most basic issues.
If there is an absolute right and wrong, then a lot of us are doing it wrong.:^)
Re: Definitions on this vary sooo widely...lizamanynamesFebruary 26 2009, 19:05:14 UTC
It comes down to: do you beleive in sin? Do you beleive that certain things are absolutely wrong? I do, and from what I can tell, correct me if I'm wrong, you don't. And really, there's nothing wrong with that. :)
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Morality is a personal thing. Ethics are standards set by a group.
So the ethics of say 'putting up a clothesline in your yard' can be a no-no, because there may be a zoning law prohibiting it on the basis that it makes the neighborhood look poor.
But the morals of it may be a yes, because it is environmentally good, in your personal view.
So you can commit an immoral, ethical act by putting up a clothesline.
(I just realized a helpful hint in the words themselves 'ETHICS' is plural, so it refers to a group- you seldom hear anyone talk about 'ethic', and 'MORALITY' is singular, so it refers to the individual- who says 'moralities'?
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My definition is very close to the one in the artical: Ethics are about social behaviour, morals are about absolute right and wrong. Looked at another way: ethics are about rules and laws, and thus the perview of a government. Morals are about the soul, and thus not. Something can be ethicly right and morally wrong, or morally right and ethically wrong. It's the seperation of church and state thing. When a government starts making rulings on what I feel are moral but not ethical issues, I get titchy.
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If there is an absolute right and wrong, then a lot of us are doing it wrong.:^)
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