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WORD
moralis;
THE ANCIENT ROMAN PHILOSOPHER, CICERO
(106 BC 43 BC) USED THE TERM moralis to
translate the Ancient Greek word ethicos.
Both ethics and morality roughly mean
pertaining to character.
What is ethics?
Ethics is the branch of philosophy
that focuses on morality and the way
in which moral principles are applied
to everyday life. Ethics has to do
with fundamental questions such as
What is fair? What is just?
What is the right thing to do in a
situation? Ethics involves an active
process of applying values, which
may range from religious principles
Fellow Workers
Family
Regions of
Country
Profession
The Individual
Conscience
Friends
The Law
Employer
Religious
Beliefs
Society at Large
Ethics
Law
WHAT IS ETHICS?
ETHICS CAN BE COMPLEX,
PERPLEXING AND AT TIMES
CONTROVERSIAL.
YET IT IS SOMETHING WITH WHICH
ALL OF US (INCLUDING YOUNG
CHILDREN) HAVE A WORKING
FAMILIARITY.
UNDERSTANDING ETHICS
PEOPLE ACQUIRE ETHICAL NORMS IN
DIFFERENT SOCIAL SETTINGS( HOME,
SCHOOL, CHURCH, MOSQUE ETC)
MORAL DEVELPOMENT OCCURS
THROUGHOUT LIFE.
UNDERSTANDING ETHICS
IN MOST SOCIETIES, LEGAL RULES
GOVERN BEHAVIOUR
ETHICAL NORMS TEND TO BE BROADER
AND MORE INFORMAL
MOST SOCIETIES USE LAWS TO
ENFORCE WIDELY ACCEPTED MORAL
STANDARDS.
ETHICAL CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES
CAN BE USED TO CRITICISE, EVALUATE
OR INTERPRET LAWS.