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Morality and Freedom
Morality Freedom
Morality refers to the set of standards that Freedom refers to a state of
enable people to live cooperatively in groups. independence where you can do what you
It's what societies determine to be “right” and like without any restriction by anyone.
“acceptable.” Sometimes, acting in a moral Moreover, freedom can be called a state
manner means individuals must sacrifice their of mind where you have the right and
own short-term interests to benefit society. freedom of doing what you can think off.
e a l m o f M o r a l i t y
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Something that is
considered right is moral,
and the opposite,
something wrong, is
immoral. If something is
completely outside the
realm of morality, it is
amoral.
E t h i cs
- B r a n c h o f P h i l o s o p h y t h a t d e a l s wi t h t h e
systematic
questioning and critical examination of
underlying
principles of morality.
- C a m e f r o m t h e r o o t wo r d “ E T H O S ” t h a t m e an s
” w a y o f l i v i n g ” o r “ c h ar a c t e r o f a c u l t u r e ” .
E t h i cs
Ethics are the standards set for you to
recognise your actions or behavior as
right or wrong
M o r e s
Mores are moral norms, meaning they
h a v e a n e l e m e n t o f r i g h t o r wr o n g . S o m e
examples of mores include lying,
stealing, gossiping, bullying, and
trespassing.
m a t i v e E t h i
o r c s
NM e a n t t o g i v e a n a n s we r t o t h e qu e s t i o n
“What is good?”.
It pertains to certain norms or standards
for goodness and badness , rightness or
wrongness of an act.
r i s t i a n E t h i c
C h s
It teaches us how to live. Christian ethics
a s k s wh a t t h e wh o l e B i bl e t e a c h e s u s
a b o u t wh i c h a c t s , a t t i t u d e s , a n d p e r s o n a l
character traits receive God’s approval
and which ones do not.
e t a - E t h i c s
M
Meta means “Beyond”
I t i s c o n c e r n e d p r i m a r i l y wi t h t h e
meaning of judgements and/or
p r e s c r i p t i o n s a n d wh i c h t h e n o t i o n o f
w h i c h p r o p e r t i e s , i f a n y , a r e r e s p o n s i bl e
for the truth and validity.
E x a m p l e :
Is it wrong to
kill one person
It is wrong
to save many
to kill.
lives?
LEO