Ethics – is the practical science of the morality of human conduct.

Science – a science is a relatively complete and systematically arranged body

of connected data together with the causes or reasons by which these data are
known to be true.
Practical Science – if the data of a science directly imply rules or directions for
thought or action, the science is called practical.
Human conduct – ethics treats of human acts; human acts make human
conduct: ethics is therefore a science of human conduct.
Morality – ethics studies human activity to determine what it must be to stand
in harmony with dictates of reason. Hence, ethics deals with the morality of
human conduct.
Moral vs. Non-moral Standards
Moral Standards – involve the rules people have about the kinds of actions
they believe are morally right and wrong, as well as the values they place on the
kinds of objects the believe are morally good and morally wrong.
Norms – General rules about actions or behavior
Values – enduring beliefs about what is good and desirable or not
= MORAL STANDARDS
Non-moral Standards – refer to rules that are unrelated to moral or ethical
considerations. Either these standards are not necessarily linked to morality or
by nature lack ethical sense.
= basic examples of non-moral standards include rules of etiquette,
fashion standards, rules in games and various house rules.
Characteristics of Moral Standards
1. Moral standards involve serious wrongs or significant benefits
2. Moral standards ought to be performed to be preferred to other
values.
3. Moral standards are not established by authority
4. Moral standards have the trait of universalizability
5. Moral standards are based on impartial considerations
6. Moral standards are associated with special emotions and
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