The Difference Between Morals and Ethics

1.      Ethical Argument Overview 2.      Narrowing Your Ideas for the Ethical Argument a.        Arguing from the Christian Ethical Standard b.      Arguing from American Ethical Standards c.       Arguing from Medical Ethical Standards 3.      Common Mistakes 4.      BRAINSTORMING 5.      Steps-to-Success

“Let’s clearly define the terms ethics and morals and the distinction between them. Ethics and morals both relate to good versus bad or right versus wrong. Ethics involve standards or codes of behavior that have been established within a group of which a person is a member; typically in [a religion], the business world, the medical profession, or the justice system.

Morals, on the other hand, involve an individual’s personal conformance to a body of rules established within a society based on right versus wrong behavior. Said in a slightly different way, morals define personal character, while ethics stress a social system in which those morals are applied.”

Works Cited

Payne, Michael. “Ethics and Morals in America; an Endangered Species.” Reader Supported

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