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Psychological: People care about what others think of them. Reputation and
Social censure.
Theological: Some people care about what will happen after death, to their
soul or spirit. For many religions there is an afterlife that involves a person’s
being rewarded or punished for what they have done.
2.
Law Ethics
The law refers to a systematic Ethics is a branch of moral
body of rules that governs the philosophy that guides people
whole society and the actions of about the basic human conduct.
its individual members.
Set of rules and regulations Set of guidelines
Expressed and published in They are abstract.
writing.
Violation of law is not There is no punishment for
permissible which may result in violation of ethics.
punishment like imprisonment
or fine or both.
Law is created with intent to Ethics are made to help people
maintain social order and peace to decide what is right or wrong
in the society and provide and how to act.
protection to all the citizens.
Law has a legal binding. Ethics do not have a binding
nature.
Conclusion
Law and ethics are different in a manner that what a person must do and what
a person should do. The former is universally accepted while the latter is ideal
human conduct, agreed upon by most of the people. Although, both the law and
ethics are made in alignment so that they do not contradict each other. Both go
side by side, as they provide how to act in a particular manner. Every person is
equal in the eyes of law and ethics, i.e. nobody is superior or inferior. Further,
these two allow a person to think freely and choose.
Virtue ethics is concerned with the nature of moral character and with the
traits, capacities, or dispositions that moral agents ought to cultivate in
themselves and others. Thus, the virtue ethicist may consider what character
traits, such as compassion and courage, are desirable in a doctor, nurse, or
biomedical researcher and how they would (or should) be manifested in
various settings.
SOURCE
1. Traditional and contemporary ethical theories https://www.britannica.com
2. Ethics, Society and Human Values Philip Pecorino, Ph.D. (Queens borough)
Community College, CUNY : Chapter 3 Ethics
3. https://keydifferences.com/difference-between-law-and-ethics.html