Ethics and morals are the words which are used interchangeably or are inalienable to each other. A common mindset regarding both these words is that both refer to the righteousness coming from an individual. Although, ethics and morals are quite different, they can be differentiated as ethics are the certain rules to know how to behave or act in different places or different situations. Ethics is also known as the moral philosophy as it is one of the major branches of philosophy that revolves around the principles of how to act or behave. On the other hand, morals are an individual’s principles of right or wrong. It should be kept mentioned that ethics are the certain types of rules which are termed good by the society, whereas morals are one’s principles regarding right and wrong.
Morals are one’s principles; as they are associated with one’s beliefs while ethics are the definition of good and bad behaviors in different conditions that are set by the society.
The word moral is derived from the Latin word ‘mos’, which means ‘custom’, whereas the word ethics is derived from the Greek word ‘ethos’, which means ‘character’.
Ethics is one of the major branches of philosophy that revolves around how to act or behave in different conditions or circumstances. On the other hand, morals are an individual’s principles of right or wrong.
Morals
Of or concerned with the judgment of right or wrong of human action and character
Moral scrutiny.
A moral quandary.
Ethics
A set of principles of right conduct.
Morals
Teaching or exhibiting goodness or correctness of character and behavior
A moral lesson.
Ethics
A theory or a system of moral values
"An ethic of service is at war with a craving for gain" (Gregg Easterbrook).
Morals
Conforming to standards of what is right or just in behavior; virtuous
A moral life.
Ethics
Ethics (used with a sing. verb) The study of the general nature of morals and of the specific moral choices to be made by a person; moral philosophy.
Morals
Arising from conscience or the sense of right and wrong
A moral obligation.
Ethics
Ethics (used with a sing. or pl. verb) The rules or standards governing the conduct of a person or the members of a profession
Medical ethics.
Morals
Having psychological rather than physical or tangible effects
A moral victory.
Moral support.
Ethics
(philosophy) The study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct.
Morals
Based on strong likelihood or firm conviction, rather than on the actual evidence
A moral certainty.
Morals
The lesson or principle contained in or taught by a fable, a story, or an event.
Ethics
The standards that govern the conduct of a person, especially a member of a profession.
Morals
A concisely expressed precept or general truth; a maxim
Likes to follow the moral "To each, his own.".
Ethics
The science of human duty; the body of rules of duty drawn from this science; a particular system of principles and rules concerting duty, whether true or false; rules of practice in respect to a single class of human actions; as, political or social ethics; medical ethics.
The completeness and consistency of its morality is the peculiar praise of the ethics which the Bible has taught.
Morals
Morals Rules or habits of conduct, especially of sexual conduct, with reference to standards of right and wrong
A person of loose morals.
A decline in the public morals.
Ethics
Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
Ethics
The philosophical study of moral values and rules
Morals
Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong.
Morals
Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
Morals are the one’s principles of right or wrong. They are mainly associated with the religious and other beliefs. In other words we can say that they are the inner principles of one that let him/her differentiate it between right and wrong. The change in the morals may take place if one’s belief or thinking gets changed. The word moral is derived from the Latin word ‘mos’, which means ‘custom’. The morals can be affiliated with one’s social, religious or cultural beliefs. By, his/her beliefs one opts whether it is a wrong or right conduct. Sometimes the word ‘moral’ refers to the gains one got from experiences. The morals are heavily influenced by the culture, society and religious views, although they are mainly dependent on whether an individual accepts them or deny them. The best example regarding morals is that in some societies of the world alcohol drinking is allowed or is not seen as a bad conduct, whereas in some societies of the world it is strongly condemned as it is perceived as a bad conduct. The other example of morals is that covering heads with veils is seen as a good moral in the Eastern world, whereas dressing in such a way has nothing to do with the morals in the West.
Ethics is one of the major branches of philosophy which deals with ‘study of action’, means it revolves around the question that how one should behave in different condition and different circumstances. It is purely dependent on the rules or certain codes set by the society. For example, using forks and knife for the eating purpose are seen ethically right in West, whereas in East using hands for the eating purpose is seen ethically right. To get a better know about the ethics, one should know that is based on the definition of society about right and wrong. In some cases it happens that an individual acts or behaves exactly what he/she is taught but that is seen as a bad conduct in that particular society. The word ethics is derived from the Greek word ‘ethos’, which means ‘character’. Ethics are the moral principles that are based on society’s perception.
