2006-06-30 03:03:53 · 15 answers · asked by Baby 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Ethics is your personal code of conduct which you follow.
Not to be confused with "morals" which is society's code of conduct.
2006-06-30 03:06:42 · answer #1 · answered by thedavecorp 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
1. A set of principles of right conduct.
2. A theory or a system of moral values: “An ethic of service is at war with a craving for gain” (Gregg Easterbrook).
3. ethics (used with a sing. verb) The study of the general nature of morals and of the specific moral choices to be made by a person; moral philosophy.
4. ethics (used with a sing. or pl. verb) The rules or standards governing the conduct of a person or the members of a profession: medical ethics
2006-06-30 03:08:07 · answer #2 · answered by Sunny 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would define ethics as your self-control in acting & reacting in ways that parallel the social moral code
2006-06-30 03:08:55 · answer #3 · answered by aspie_pride 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ethics is what keeps society from degrading into total chaos; I would define ethics as the moral core from which we decide to do (or not to do) something based upon its effect on others (including inanimate as well as animate objects) as well as ourselves.
2006-06-30 03:10:04 · answer #4 · answered by S.R. 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ethics is basically the study of peoples beliefs about right and wrong.
2006-06-30 03:05:59 · answer #5 · answered by David H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how you should live and act. What you should do and what you should not do. The debate over ethical theory begins not at what exactly ought we to do but why should we do some things rather than others. for example: is it divine law? is it social order? is it my own benefit? etc.
2006-06-30 03:09:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A set of principles and values that govern behavior to accord with a notion of morality
2006-06-30 03:08:08 · answer #7 · answered by xx_muggles_xx 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ability to conduct one's self in a manner that allows them to look themselves in the eye in the mirror.
2006-06-30 03:09:10 · answer #8 · answered by J.D. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rules of conduct that basically lay out professional or personal life.
2006-06-30 03:22:09 · answer #9 · answered by tw0cl0n3m3 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a personal code of conduct
2006-06-30 03:05:41 · answer #10 · answered by merlin_steele 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋