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    1. Morals refer to the social and cultural beliefs or values that a society considers right or wrong, such as not cheating or telling the truth. Ethics refer to principles of conduct that guide an individual to determine what actions are good or bad in a particular situation. 2. The key differences between morals and ethics are that morals are dictated by society and vary between cultures, while ethics are chosen by the individual and focus on responding to specific situations. 3. Both morals and ethics aim to determine right and wrong conduct, but morals provide general guidelines from society, while ethics examine how to act rightly in a given circumstance.

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    1. Morals refer to the social and cultural beliefs or values that a society considers right or wrong, such as not cheating or telling the truth. Ethics refer to principles of conduct that guide an individual to determine what actions are good or bad in a particular situation. 2. The key differences between morals and ethics are that morals are dictated by society and vary between cultures, while ethics are chosen by the individual and focus on responding to specific situations. 3. Both morals and ethics aim to determine right and wrong conduct, but morals provide general guidelines from society, while ethics examine how to act rightly in a given circumstance.

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    Ethics Lesson 2

    Defining Morals and Ethics

     Definition of Morals
    - morals refer to the social, cultural religious beliefs or values practiced overtime by an
    individual or group which direct people to do what is customarily allowable as right or refrain
    from those that society prohibits as taboo or wrong.
    - morals are the rules and standards made by the society or culture which is to be followed by
    us while deciding what is right. Some moral principles are here to be examined:
    a. Do not cheat
    b. Be loyal
    c. Be patient
    d. Always tell the truth
    e. Be generous
     Definition of Ethics
    - ethics is a branch of philosophy that deals with the principles of conduct of an individual or
    group. it works as guiding principle as to decide what action to take either the good or the
    bad.
    - ethics is also known as moral philosophy. some ethical principles are:
    a. Honesty
    b. Loyalty
    c. Respect
    d. Fairness
    e. Integrity

    Key differences between Morals and Ethics


    Morals Ethics
    Right / Wrong Good / Evil
    Guidelines framed Response to a
    By the society Particular situation
    Latin word Greek word
    mos - customs ethikos - character
    Dictated by: Chosen by:
    Society, Culture, Religion Person, Himself, Reason
    Designed by the group Free to think &
    No option to think & Choose the principles
    Choose Of his life
    Vary from Same regardless
    Society to society Of any culture,
    & culture to culture Religion, society
    Not applicable Widely applicable
    In business In business
    Expressed in the Translated into
    Form of statement Explicit action

     Morals - principles of right and wrong (knowledge, theory, custom)


     Ethics - right and wrong conduct of an individual in a particular situation (wisdom, application,
    character)
     Ethics comes from the ancient Greek word ethikos, derived from ethos, which means custom
    or habit.
     The Roman politician, lawyer and bon vivant Cicero coined the term moralis as a Latin
    equivalent of ethikos.
     Historically, then, the roots of the words ethics and morality meant the same thing. One was a
    translation of the other.
     Moral Standards
    - In definition, these are set of norms in society in accord to moral principles that supposed to
    determine about the kind of actions people believe to be morally right and deter them from
    doing what is considered as wrong. moral standards therefore are those laws or commands
    that allow specific actions to be committed or those that disallow actions contrary to this norm.
    - Moral standards are precepts to follow based on mores for traditional norms and practices
    that allow actions as good in specific time and place. Hence, failure to submit to these
    principles, one may be subjected to an appropriate sanction.
     Ethical Standards
    - Meanwhile ethical standards or principles that followed promote values such as honesty,
    patience, respect and kindness. However, there is not one set of the standards that is
    imposed to every setting or sector. None the less ethical standards are difficult to realize
    because often these are vague and subject to interpretation.
     Development of Moral Standards
    - During childhood, moral standards are absorbed from family friends and various institutions
    as a positive regulating mechanism to ensure that the appropriate code of conduct is
    observed among its members. Later in life experiences, learning and intellectual
    development helps a person complying with the standards and eventually upon which the
    individual comes up with personal moral guide to achieving one's goals in life.
    - Moreover, moral standards are postulated accepted cultural practices and established
    societal norms overtime. In addition, actions that were allowed and permitted under particular
    situation once they become irrelevant in the community certain moral standards are set to
    rectify these actions.

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