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Curriculum Revitalization Initiative
Health Science and Technology
Differentiate Between
Morality and Ethics
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Learning Objectives
Describe morality.
Describe ethics.
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Terms
codified morality
common good approach
dignity
ethics
excellence
fairness/justice
fairness or justice
approach
group morality
meta-ethics
moral codes
moral core
morality
normative ethics
personal morality
rights approach
service
utilitarian approach
virtue approach
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In the book Law, Liberty and
Morality, H.L.A. Hart writes, “Men
are neither angels nor devils; that
makes morality both necessary
and possible.”
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What does Hart mean?
What is morality?
Why would morality be both necessary
and possible?
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Morality
that which is regarded as right or wrong; a
collection of beliefs that constitute a good
life and fall under the branch of philosophy
called “ethics.”
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Types of Morality
Personal Morality
Group Morality
Codified Morality
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Personal Morality
defines and distinguishes among right and
wrong intentions, thoughts, or actions.
People often associate this with human
conscience.
The desire to conform to the behavior of a
group is a powerful force, but it may apply
more generally to cultural norms and customs.
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Group Morality
shared concepts and beliefs and is often
codified to regulate behavior within a
culture or a community.
Those who choose moral action are said to
have “moral fibre.”
Those who choose immoral behavior are
often labeled as socially degenerate.
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Codified Morality
generally distinguished from custom.
Another way for a community to define
appropriate activities
Such codes may be called laws but are
distinguished from legal or judicial right,
including civil rights.
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Moral Codes
complex statements of right and wrong.
A common version of a moral code is a legal code
that states the penalties or corrective actions
associated with a particular act.
Value systems involve prioritization of values held by
an individual or a group and can be used to form a
moral code.
The Ten Commandments of Judaism, Christianity,
and Islam and the Noble Eightfold Path of Buddhism
are examples.
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Moral Core
the extent to which the person will apply
his or her notions of morality.
Determines how an individual applies
particular moral values and beliefs formed by
experience, inhibitions, and concepts of
beauty throughout life
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Ethics
the branch of philosophy that attempts to
understand the nature of morality and
often refers to standards of behavior that
explain how human beings ought to act in
certain situations.