ETHICS DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MORAL AND NON-MORAL

STANDARDS
THE NEED TO STUDY ETHICS
 Ethics deals with principles of ethical behavior in
modern societyat the level of the person, society and
in interaction with the environment and other
shared resources
-CMO 20 series 2013
 Understanding your moral compass in order to
develop better judgement is the aim for studying
ethics.
 The goal for studying ethics is for the student to
become a person who makes sound judgements,
sensitive to the common good.
RELEVANCE OF STUDYING ETHICS IN YOUR CHOSEN
PROFESSION
-Ethics gives a sense of justification in one’s judgement, and
helps ensure that decisions at work are not made
based purely subjective factors.
RULE
-Rule is a statement that tells you what is or is
not allowed in a particular situation.
IMPORTANCE OF RULES TO SOCIAL BEINGS
 To ensure safety level for members of a society
 A set of rules and its system of implementation
allow people to productively function in the
community despite the existence of conflict within
its members
 It manage harmful behaviors, prevent chaos and
aims to encourage stability.
Moral and Immoral Non-Moral =matter of taste
= matter of fact
= logical truth
MORAL STANDARDS vs OTHER RULES IN LIFE
 Etiquette is a set of rules on how an individual
should responsibly behave in the society (Taylor and
Williams, 2017).
 Policy is a clear, simple statement of how an
organization plans to handle its services, actions, or
business.
 Law is a rule created and enforced by the
government and its agencies to maintain order,
resolve disputes, and protect a person’s liberty and
rights (Robertson, 2008).
 Commandment is a rule that is to be strictly
observed because it was said to be set by a divine
entity, such as those in the Ten Commandments
(Stahl, 2009).
ADVANTAGE OF OWNING MORAL STANDARDS OVER
MERELY ABIDING BY MORAL STANDARD
 For most people, the fundamental moral question is,
“what should I do?” or “how should I act.” Ethics are
presumed as moral rules on how a person should.
 ethics is not “what should I do” but “what kind of
person should I be.”

MORAL AND NON-MORAL STANDARDS

MORAL STANDARDS
 Moral standard is a code of what is wrong and what
is right without reference to the specific
behaviors or beliefs (O’Connor, Lynn, 1997).
 It deals with matters that the person thinks have
serious consequence
 Not hinged on external authority or rules, but based
on good reason and impartial considerations
overriding self-interest
CHARACTERISTICS OF MORAL STANDARDS (Velasquez,
2012)
 Moral standards involve behaviors that seriously
affect otherpeople’s well-being.
 Moral standards take a more important
consideration than other standards, including self-
interest.
 Moral standards do not depend on any external
authority but in how the person perceives the
reasonableness of the action.
 Moral standards are believed to be universal.
 Moral standards are based on objectivity
 Moral standards are associated with
vocabulary that depicts emotion or feelings
MORAL vs. NON-MORAL STANDARDS
 Non-moral standards can be considered as
relativestandards by which something or
someone is judged as either good or bad.
 The rules of non-moral standards vary because these
rules depend on the guidelines agreed by a particular
group.