Importance of ethics

importance of ethics

1. Name Afaq Ahmad & H. Tayyab Roll no. 1776 & 1797 Department BS(CS) (D) Subject ENGLISH III PROF. Nadia Fareed

2. Importance of Ethics

3. Introduction Ethics is the branch of philosophy that involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong conduct. 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.

4. Types of Ethics

5. Philosophers nowadays divide ethical theories mainly into three areas: meta-ethics, normative ethics and applied ethics. Meta-ethics deals with the nature of moral judgment. It looks at the origins and meaning of ethical principles. Normative ethics is 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.

6. Difference between Meta & Normative Ethics Normative Ethics deals with questions like “Which of my actions should be considered as good?” Meta Ethics deals with questions like “What is ‘good’?”

7. 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. o Business Ethics o Engineering Ethics o Bio-medical Ethics o Environmental Ethics o Military Ethics

8. Why do we need Ethics?

9. 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.

10. Ethics is about feeling for others At the heart of ethics is a concern about something or someone other than us and our own desires and self-interest. Ethics is concerned with other people's interests, with the interests of society. So when a person 'thinks ethically' they are giving at least some thought to something beyond themselves.

11. 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.

12. Advantages of Ethical Behavior in the workplace Builds Customer Loyalty Retains Good Employees Creates a Positive Work Environment Gets easier to Avoid Legal Problems Makes profit in the Long run

13. 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.

14. Why does Unethical Behavior Occur? Personal Ethics Self Interest Outside Pressure

15. ~ by H. Tayyab & Afaq ahmad