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2006-08-14 15:02:30 · 3 answers · asked by patricia s 1 in Education & Reference Homework Help

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Morals are taught to you, ethics are what is right or wrong no matter what you were taught.

2006-08-14 15:07:44 · answer #1 · answered by tootl4u 2 · 0 0

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethics
Ethics (from the Ancient Greek ἠθικός or "ethikos" meaning "Theory of living") is one of the five major branches of philosophy, which attempts to distinguish that which is right from that which is wrong. Ethics differs from morality in that morality allows more leeway for individual interpretation whereas ethics tend to be more global. The Western tradition of ethics is sometimes called moral philosophy. Ethics in plain words means studying and analyzing right from wrong; good from bad.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morality
Morality refers to the concept of human ethics which pertain to matters of good and evil —also referred to as "right or wrong", used within three contexts: individual conscience, systems of principles and judgments — sometimes called moral values —shared within a cultural, religious, secular, Humanist, or philosophical community; and codes of behavior or conduct derived from these systems.

Personal morality defines and distinguishes among right and wrong intentions, motivations or actions, as these have been learned, engendered, or otherwise developed within each individual.

they both go hand in hand

2006-08-14 15:12:47 · answer #2 · answered by star63_19 3 · 0 0

Morals are your personal beliefs, ethics are what are kind of generally adopted by a group of people, such as in the workplace. Hope I made sense... :)

2006-08-14 15:09:47 · answer #3 · answered by el 4 · 0 0

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