I was taught that dialectically, there are three levels of authority: Legal, by which the governing body of a nation establishes a canon of law Ethical, which represents an established system, either internal or external, of acceptable versus unacceptable behaviours within specific paradigms Moral, by which the general concepts of good or bad are established, primarily from an emotional perspective.
This seems to differ greatly from your pespective. What are your thoughts on this viewpoint? On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 4:38 PM, frantheman <[email protected]>wrote: > > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
