Heheh very strange what we all take as common knowldge isn't it. I had always understood the diffrance between morality and ethics to be this. Morality is one personal definition on what is good or bad. Ethics is concerened with doing that which is right. So one descriptive and the other more concerned with the doing, or actions.
I had always had this in mind when talking about morality here. However a little while back, and by that I mean less than a year. We had another debate about morality, some questions where asked abotu what I mean when I say 'Moral' and when I say 'Ethical', it seemed that my ideas where just a little out and due to the helpfull people here I re thought teh definitions that i had always belived where correct. That is: Morality is still ones personal opinion on what is good and what is bad, but Ethics deals with a more social morality. That is you and I could have differing ideas due to our morality, but our ethics come fro the society or other groupings we find ourselves in. Now you say that this is also wrong? Hhahah gees, a little help anybody? On 15 Mar, 11:54, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > I disagree. Morality is not a personal decision but a communal one and > is not innate but taught by the family and society. Morals are loose > enough to change according to current trends and therefore not fixed- > they are a cousin to "situation ethics". > > On Mar 15, 6:31 am, Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I think that is wrong mate. Morality is no more than ones personal > > definition of what is right and what is wrong. > > > On 14 Mar, 06:27, fiddler <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > And no: morals are not based on reason, ethics are based on reason. > > > Morals are the "spiritual " measure of right and wrong and ethics are > > > the intellectual/societal force that makes living in groups possible. > > > > Ethics are what we get when we apply logic and concern for others to > > > ourselves. Morals come from illiterate bronze and iron age paedophiles > > > and misogynists in silly little collections of quaint tribal > > > stories. > > > > On Mar 13, 4:32 pm, Staples <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Fiddler: > > > > > "Morals are far too fluid...to be a guide in any dilemma; > > > > reason...provides the ability to make decisions." > > > > > Assuming you actually meant this, you implied that: > > > > > 1. Morals are not a constant. > > > > 2. Morals are not based on reason. > > > > > How could anyone live with a system of morality like that - one > > > > divorced from rationality and is "fluid", e.g., changes from day to > > > > day - on what basis? Irrationality? I suppose so.- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
