Ethics, Values and Morals

Define the term 'Values' in ethics

• how expensive an item is.

• how beautiful an object is

• basic and fundamental beliefs that guide or motivate attitudes or actions​

• rules and regulations of the land

Morals or morality is ....

• the common practices of a group of people

• the acceptable practices of the society

• one’s own personal belief of right or wrong, good or bad​

• rules and regulation a nation

A person has 'Integrity' if....

• the person avoids doing wrong

• the person is nice to others

• the person goes to work

• the persons morals and values are consistently in agreement

Ethics can be explained as '

• a persons belief of what is wrong and right

• appearing to be a good person

• legal obligations

• moral principles that govern a person's behaviour

The difference between 'Ethics' and 'Morals'

• morals is acceptable while ethics is not

• ethics is current while morals is obsolete or old

• Ethics are from the community (external) while morals are individual (internal)

• Ethics are legal and morals are not

what are the sub-categories of the subject of Ethics

• moral, values, honesty and integrity.

• good, bad, acceptable and unacceptable

• descriptive ethics, qualitative ethics, superlative ethics, modern ethics

• Meta-ethics, Normative ethics, descriptive ethics and applied ethics.

The following ethical theory was initiated by Immanuel Kant

• deontology

• consequentialism

• virtue ethics

• Social contract theories

This Ethical theory states that an action is ethical if it results in the happiness of the greatest number of people in a society or a group

• Divine Law theory

• Utilitarianism

• virtue ethics

• social contract theory

This ethical theory was formulated by Jeremy Bentham

• Divine law theory

• virtue ethics

• Utilitarianism

• Consequentialism

The following philosopher believes that 'that people should achieve an excellent character as a pre-condition for attaining happiness or well-being'

• Immanuel Kant

• Aristotle

• Jeremy Bentham

• Socrates