Ethics is a set of standards, benchmarks
that society approved, places on itself and which help guide behavior, choices
and actions. The word ‘ethics’ is derived from the Greek word ethos (character)
. and from the Latin word ‘ mores’ (custom). Ethics is a branch of philosophy
that is concerned with human conduct. It consists of a code of conduct of human
beings living in a society. Ethics examines the rational attitude for our moral
judgment. It studies what is morally
right or wrong.
Ethics and Feelings
Ethics and MoralityMorality can be an individual set of
commitments even when they are not supported by others, but one cannot be
ethical alone. Ethics brings other people for the realization of the self. Morality
does not demand acquiescence from others the way ethics does.
Ethics and Feelings
Many people tend to equate ethics with
their feelings. But being ethical is clearly not a matter of following one’s feelings. A person following his or her
feelings may recoil from doing what is right. In fact, feelings frequently
deviate from what is ethical.
Ethics : relevance
Ethics may be defined as
the systematic study of human activities from the point of view their rightfulness
or wrongfulness. It is the reflective study of what is good or what is not to
good in that part of human conduct. Ethics is related to two things . first ,
ethics refers to well-founded standard s of right and wrong that prescribe what
human ought to do in terms of betterment of society. Secondly, ethics refers to
the study and development of one’s ethical standards.
Ethics determines individual’s thought and
action. It is not to suggest that the relation between the two is that of ‘cause
and effect’, but it may create platform where thought s are converted to
action.
Society contains a lot of fundamental units , of which human being is
fundamental and paramount as the behavior of human determines the nature and
structure of society and the values surrounding it. Here comes the role of
ethics which guides the human action to pave the way for peaceful , cooperative
and healthy society.
In our changing world, due
to rapid changes in technology and the borderless global environment, any
country needs to have ethical guiding principles. Ethics is an attempt to guide
human conduct and it is also an attempt to help man in leading good life by
applying moral principles. Ethics is a matter of practical concern. It tries to
determine the good and right thing to do ; choices regarding right and wrong ,
good and evil, . Ethics is to consider the practice of doing right action or
what we may call the ‘ art of living the good life’.
