IMPORTANCE OF

ETHICS
SUMI RACHEL THOMAS - 9B
INTRODUCTION
◦ Ethics is the branch of philosophy that involves systematizing,
defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong
conduct. The term ethics derives from the ancient Greek word
'ethos’ which means custom or habit. In practice, ethics seeks to
resolve questions of human morality, by defining concepts such as
good and evil, right and wrong, virtue and vice, justice and crime.
 Bioethicist Larry Churchill has written: 
 "Ethics, understood as the capacity to think
critically about moral values and direct our
actions in terms of such values, is a generic human
capacity."
TYPES OF ETHICS
Meta-ethics: Deals with the nature of moral judgment. It looks at the
origins and meaning of ethical principles. 

Normative ethics: Concerned with the content of moral judgments and

the criteria for what is right and what is wrong course of action. 

Applied ethics: Looks at what a person is obligated (or permitted) to do

in a specific situation or a particular domain of action.
APPLIED ETHICS
◦ It is the philosophical examination, from a moral standpoint, of particular issues in private
and public life which are matters of moral judgment. It is thus the attempts to use
philosophical methods to identify the morally correct course of action in various fields of
everyday life. 
 Business Ethics 
 Engineering Ethics
 Bio-medical Ethics
 Environmental Ethics 
 Military Ethics
WHY DO WE NEED ETHICS ?

       ETHICS GUIDES US LIKE A MAP !! 

• Most moral issues get us pretty worked up because these are
such emotional issues we often let our hearts do the arguing
while our brains just go with the flow. But there's another way
of tackling these issues, and that's where philosophers can
come in - they offer us ethical rules and principles that enable
us to take a cooler view of moral problems.
FEELING FOR OTHERS

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At the heart of ethics is a Ethics is concerned with So when a person 'thinks
concern about something or other people's interests, with ethically' they are giving at
someone other than us and the interests of society.  least some thought to
our own desires and self- something beyond
interest. themselves.
ETHICAL VALUES CREATES
INTEGRITY
◦  High sense of ethics and values makes a man trustworthy and
representable. 
◦  If a professional individual follows every legal and moral codes,
abides by the rules and regulations of the company and tries to
create the maximum profit for the client and for the company then
the said individual catalyses the increment of integrity of the
company as well as himself/herself.
 ADVANTAGES OF ETHICAL
BEHAVIOR 
Creates a
Builds Customer Retains Good
Positive Work
Loyalty Employees 
Environment

Gets easier to
Makes profit in
Avoid Legal
the Long run
Problems 
"A man without Ethics is a wild beast
loosed upon this world." 
 Albert Camus
CONCLUSION
◦ TECHNOLOGICAL GROWTH AND ALL OTHER PROGRESS
AS A CIVILIZATION FAILS IF WE GIVE UP OUR MORALS
AND VALUES. THE ONLY THING WHICH SEPARATES US
FROM OTHER ANIMALS IS OUR CONSCIENCE. IF WE
OBEY OUR MORALS, OUR INTERNAL PEACE IS
MAINTAINED. SO, OUR CODE OF ETHICS MAKES US WHO
WE ARE AND KEEPS THE SOCIETY IN HARMONY.
THANK YOU