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Ideally, political ethics should simply form a subset of the larger superset, moral ethics.

On a practical level, however, many will correctly cite that often political ethics is simply a euphemism for expediency.

Moral ethics is a collection of mandates, rules and guidelines an individual maintains to provide a unified code of behavior regarding what is right & wrong, acceptable and unacceptable, tolerable or intolerable. For instance, many today would sign on for the platform that adultery is acceptable, fornication is to be admired, but the sexual exploitation of children is neither. Similarly (and perhaps a less inflammatory topic), lying is acceptable under some circumstances, but murder is only condoned in the name of self-defense.

These are just theoretical examples and not necessarily my personal ethical statements.

Therefore, a political ethic is a subset of the larger moral ethical code, which narrowly defines what is acceptable and unacceptable within the realm of political behavior - what you're willing to do to win votes, what you're willing to stoop to in order to influence policy, etc.

2006-09-12 07:44:20 · answer #1 · answered by Timothy W 5 · 1 0

Moral ethics GOOD...political ethics BAD

2006-09-12 07:40:46 · answer #2 · answered by IdahoMike 5 · 0 0

there is not any consensus on the definitions for ethics and morals. In my experience, maximum ethicists evaluate them synonymous. Others make a great distinction for countless motives. So, you could the two use the words interchangably, or make up your guy or woman huge distinction, with the aid of fact the different answerers look to have carried out. while you're examining a actuality seeker who makes use of the two a sort of words, you could anticipate they propose an identical element, except they say otherwise. frequently, laypeople use the words otherwise. each philosophy student might have heard the shaggy dog tale that "ethics" is approximately money and "morals" is approximately intercourse.

2016-11-07 04:33:51 · answer #3 · answered by falls 4 · 0 0

Moral ethics is doing something because YOU know it's the right thing to do.

Political ethics is about doing things because you FEAR being locked in a cage.

2006-09-12 07:39:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Political Ethics are "don't get caught".

2006-09-12 07:40:39 · answer #5 · answered by dryheatdave 6 · 0 0

moral is a personal ethic...political is standard that all politicians should follow

2006-09-12 07:40:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

moral ethics have boundaries. political ethics seek to eliminate these boundaries.

2006-09-12 07:40:30 · answer #7 · answered by ŧťŠ4 · 0 0

there are no ethics in politics, you already knew that.

2006-09-12 07:39:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What the heck are political ethics??????
That's way too funny.
You're a cute one!

2006-09-12 07:39:13 · answer #9 · answered by curious 5 · 0 1

One is redundant, the other is an oxymoron.

2006-09-12 07:39:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

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