what is the difference between morals and ethics?

Answer 1

Morals and the expression, “moral values” are generally associated with a personal view of values. Personal morals tend to reflect beliefs relating to sex, drinking, gambling, etc. They can reflect the influence of religion, culture, family and friends.

Ethics is concerned with how a moral person should behave. Ethical values are beliefs concerning what is morally right and proper as opposed to what is simply correct or effective.

Answer 2

Morals is the base for ethics. Morals are the beliefs and principle that we hold true to. Ethics is they way you conduct business. Ideally they should be the same. You're Ethics are suppose to be a reflection of your morals.

Answer 3

Ethics is the study of morals. Morals is the guides ppl use to determine acceptable and unacceptable.

Answer 4

ethics: eth·ics

eth·ics [éthiks]
n
1. study of morality’s effect on conduct: the study of moral standards and how they affect conduct (takes a singular verb) Also called moral philosophy
2. code of morality: a system of moral principles governing the appropriate conduct for an individual or group (takes a plural verb)


Morality:mo·ral·i·ty

mo·ral·i·ty [mə rállətee, màw rállətee]
(plural mo·ral·i·ties)
n
1. accepted moral standards: standards of conduct that are accepted as right or proper
2. how right or wrong something is: the rightness or wrongness of something as judged by accepted moral standards
3. moral lesson: a lesson in moral behavior

Answer 5

Morals pertain to "manner, character, proper behaviour"of an individual
Ethics is the study of values and customs of a person or group
A formal way of distinguishing them is to define ethics as 'those rules which it is rational for a group to possess so as to govern its external relations with other entities' and define morals as 'those rules which it is rational for a group to possess so as to govern its internal relations between members'. These definitions are consistent with the usage of professional ethics (of a profession with regards to clients, patients, et cetera) versus human morality (how one human should behave with respect to another).

Answer 6

I would say ethics are the formalization of morals.

Answer 7

Morals define personal character, while ethics stress a social system in which those morals are applied.

Answer 8

I think morals are natural while ethics are taught or learnt...

Answer 9

Politics.