ETHICS 203: ETHICS
CHAPTER 3: The Relationship of Ethics with Other Sciences and Other Phases of Human Life
MX. LALAINE P. COCHON, MPA – DHVSU COLLEGE OF BUSINESS STUDIES
BS ACCOUNTANCY | 1ST SEMESTER A.Y. 2022-2023
Introduction
Ethics is a branch of philosophy that studies the nature and
the morality f human conduct. To some extent, Ethics is related to other
sciences because it also deals with the investigation of the nature of
man as a rational being and a being in relation with other beings. But
unlike other sciences, the focus and the locus of ethics is to study
man’s nature and his behavior from the standpoint of morality. The
material object of ethics is the human conduct and the object is
morality.
Relationship of Ethics with Other Sciences
The following discussion is focused on how Ethics, as a science
which studies the nature of man and the human conduct, is
especially related to other sciences which likewise deal with the
study of human nature and human conduct.
A. Ethics and Logic
Ethics is the study of correct action or doing, while Logic studies
the process of correct and organized thinking. Doing follows
thinking. Logic therefore is aimed at the right thinking and Ethics
is aimed at the right acting or right doing and behavior.
Based on perceiving information, Ethics focuses first and foremost
on the demands of the subjective human world, or world of people
and relationships. In communication, ethics focuses and studies
people’s feelings and emotional states based on non-verbal
information and how things are said. Logic is focused on the
demands of the material, nonhuman world, or world of things in
one’s environment. In communication, Logic focuses on and
studies what is done and said, or the contents of one’s speech.
On intellectual qualities,
• Ethics is people oriented while logic is task oriented.
• Ethics is focused on enhancing relationships, modifying
content and forms of speech to match and contradict
what others expect to hear. Logic is focused on not
misleading a person and giving him correct information.
B. Ethics and Psychology
Both Ethics and Psychology deals with the study of man and
his behavior. However, Psychology studies how man behaves,
while Ethics studies how man ought to behave.
• Psychology is not interested in the morality of human
behavior, while Ethics is concerned with man’s moral
obligation or the result of his behavior.
• Ethics is the study of human behavior from the
perspective of morality. Psychology, on the other hand,
is the scientific study of mental and behavioral
characteristics, associated with a particular kind of
behavior.
C. Ethics and Sociology
• Sociology deals with the study of social order while
Ethics deals with the study of moral order in the society.
There is no social order if there is no moral order.
• Therefore, the foundation of any society depends on the
moral values of people and their perspective concept of
what is good and bad in human relationships.
• Society depends on ethics for its underlying principles,
Sociology deals with human relations in a society, but
human relations are based on the proper order and the
proper order comes only with the proper observance of
moral laws and principles which regulate the actions of
men and women in a community.
Notes by: NALA, MARY JOY C.
D. Ethics and Economics
Economics as a science deal with the study if wages, labor,
production, and distribution of wealth. The study of these
issues also involves relationships among
individuals. According to Wilber (1988), there are 3 ways in
which Ethics enters
• Economics. First, economists have ethical
values that help shape the way they do
economics.
• Second, economic actors (consumers, workers,
business owners) have ethical values that help
shape their behavior.
• Third, economic institutions and policies impact
people differentially and thus, ethical evaluations,
in addition to economic evaluations, are important.
Relationship of Ethics with Other Phases of Human Life
The study of Ethics crosses religious and cultural
boundaries and is directed at the question of how critical
decisions are to be made so that an organization may work
best together, to build a community and social relationships
in a positive and productive way.
A. Ethics and Law
• Ethics and law are closely related. Ethics deals
with morality, and when we speak of morality, we
mean primarily the moral law.
• Law may be defined as crystallized ethics. Law
and morality presuppose the concept of right and
wrong, good and bad, and the rules of conduct.
However, there is a difference on what is moral and what is
legal. Laws are intended to regulate the external actions of
man while ethics investigates and probes the internal
disposition of man, such as his motivations and his thoughts.
B. Ethics and Religion
• Ethics is a disciple or set of moral principles and
values governing an individual or institutional
behavior. Religion generally refers to the service
and worship of God and is typically expressed as
a personal or institutional set of beliefs, attitudes
and practices.
• Ethics evaluate the behavior of man against his
values regardless of the source of those values.
While religion certainly can create an impact on
individuals and may actually include mandates for
ethical behavior.
• Lastly, ethics and religion both seeks the absolute
truth. Ethics seeks the absolute truth by using
human reason alone, while religion tries to
understand his same absolute truth by virtue of
one’s faith and his adherence to divine revelation.
C. Ethics and Professional Code of Conduct
• Based on the Webster’s Dictionary, the meaning
of professional is relating to or characteristics of a
profession; engaged in one of the professions.
Professionalism on the other hand is the conduct
that characterizes a profession of a professional
person; or it can also be the pursuit of a profession
fore gain of livelihood.
• Professional code of ethics is a set of behavioral
guidelines that members of a profession are
required by their association to observe in the
“Mind over matter.”
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CHAPTER 3: The Relationship of Ethics with Other Sciences and Other Phases of Human Life
MX. LALAINE P. COCHON, MPA – DHVSU COLLEGE OF BUSINESS STUDIES
BS ACCOUNTANCY | 1ST SEMESTER A.Y. 2022-2023

course of their professional practice. These

guidelines in general terms, prescribe
responsibilities that members must adhere to and
questionable situations in which they must be
involved.

D. Ethics and Education

Education is defined as an instruction or training
by which people learn to develop and use their mental,
moral, and physical powers and abilities. It is also one way
of gaining experience about human life. Since man however
primarily a rational moral being, the purpose of education is
to protect the moral character in man.

Great educator once said “education is co-

extensive with life.” Hence, we can say that ethics is life
because it is the one that gives life its direction, purpose, and
meaning.

E. Ethics and Art

• Art is concerned with the use of imagination to
make things of aesthetics significance. Ethics is
aimed at conforming to an accepted standard of
good behavior.
• Ethics also stands for moral goddess, art, and
beauty. Both true art and true ethics have the
same aim;
• That is, to arouse and inspire the noble emotions
of man, thereby creating no conflict at all.
Consequently, an art which arouses the lower
impulses of man defeats the very purpose of art.

References

Business Ethics and Social Responsibility 2nd Edition by Fr.

Froliano C. Roa, https://www.slideshare.net/kahelle/mgt14-report-ppt

Notes by: NALA, MARY JOY C. “Mind over matter.”