I don't think so, Chris. Personally, I tend to use both terms synonymously. Ethics may, perhaps, have a slightly more philosophical flavour.
Francis On 29 Jan., 21:19, Chris Jenkins <[email protected]> wrote: > Aren't we conflating two separate issues when we use the words ethics and > morals interchangeably? > > On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 3:04 PM, ornamentalmind > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > In a different thread, fran suggested an exploration of morality in > > the context of economics and society. Rather than rephrase him, here > > are his words: > > > "…Most importantly, for me at least, many contributions (including > > your > > own appeal to charity) seem to point to some kind of primacy of the > > "ethical" in the organisation of human societies, be it within a > > "capitalist" or a "socialist" framework. This point came home to me > > after reading the thought-provoking article by Howard A. Doughty (and > > doesn't he live up to his name! :-)) in the link provided by Don. Of > > course, this insight raises many more questions: how do we achieve > > more consciousness of the primacy of moral values in society/markets/ > > public life, how do we educate for real morality in society, and, > > most > > fundamtentally, what do we really mean by morality and what systems > > of > > morality can we propose for our complex, splintered, internetworked, > > interdependent, open/closed contemporary societies? > > What a wriggling can of worms! Back to Plato, Aristotle and all the > > others ... ;-)" – fran > > > I agreed and wish to explore the area…what we mean by morality, how to > > educate for it etc. My responding post: > > > "Fran, I find that you have pointed to the heart of the matter… > > ethics. > > As far as I see it, if different people have different ethics, it is > > probable they will espouse differing economic and/or social systems > > based upon their personal point of view. This seems so obvious. > > Many here have studied the subject, formally and informally. And, of > > course, each person has an opinion. For me, some sort of empathetical > > or at least sympathetic analysis of how differing ethoses function > > would be appreciated. And, yes, even in this simple request, my > > personal ethos/morality shines through. > > I have a few ideas on how to progress, however I'll wait and see if > > those better versed in the topic can guide us towards a more fruitful > > discussion. " – orn > > > So, since the other topic continues to appear to include > > contradictions to this notion, I'm starting a new one to address it > > for those who wish to explore rather than reject. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
