...Is the difference between "amoral" and "immoral"?
2006-10-09 11:07:10 · 11 answers · asked by Chickyn in a Handbasket 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I wasn't asking for my own edification -- I have a dictionary! -- I wanted to hear your own impressions of the concepts.
I am happy to see most of you understand the difference!
2006-10-09 11:16:13 · update #1
"Immoral" refers to one's behavior, while "amoral" refers to one's state of being.
2006-10-09 11:16:08 · answer #1 · answered by lalasnake 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Amoral: 1. not involving questions of right or wrong; without moral quality; neither moral nor immoral.
2. having no moral standards, restraints, or principles; unaware of or indifferent to questions of right or wrong: a completely amoral person.
Immoral: 1. violating moral principles; not conforming to the patterns of conduct usually accepted or established as consistent with principles of personal and social ethics.
2. licentious or lascivious.
Amoral means without morals, immoral means a violation of morals. That's the difference.
2006-10-09 18:12:04 · answer #2 · answered by swordarkeereon 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
amoral means you have no knowledge of what is morally right or wrong. Immoral is when you know the difference but continue to do the wrong stuff anyway.
2006-10-09 18:15:02 · answer #3 · answered by mortgagegirl101 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The prefixes "a" and "im" bothe mean "without" or "not", so they mean the same thing, "without morals" or "not maral". For the most part, they can be interchanged or used with commonly accepted suages.
The word "amoral" is most often used to mean without morals, while "immoral" is used to describe actions or situations which are not morally acceptable.
2006-10-09 18:24:23 · answer #4 · answered by Marty 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Immoral = in violation of a moral code.
amoral = not even recognizing the existence of a moral code.
2006-10-09 18:09:51 · answer #5 · answered by Bramblyspam 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
amoral would be a lack of morals, immoral would be having morals but not using them.
2006-10-09 18:09:46 · answer #6 · answered by rob k 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Amoral- means having no morals.
immoral- means violating or not conforming to moral law. I hope this explanation is helpful to you. God Bless
2006-10-09 18:10:57 · answer #7 · answered by ? 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
amoral - without morals - zip, zero , zilch
immoral - skewed morals- like immature - there but just not right
2006-10-09 18:10:08 · answer #8 · answered by steinwald 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no concept of ethics, having a concept of ethics but doing what is "bad" according to that code of ethics
2006-10-09 18:09:19 · answer #9 · answered by Nick F 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The spelling ?
2006-10-09 18:09:40 · answer #10 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋