道徳 - 倫理の解明

Morals - Ethics Unwrapped Skip to main content McCombs School of Business English Español ( Spanish ) English Español ( Spanish ) Back to Series Generated with Avocode. Watch the Next Video Motivated Blindness Related Terms UT Star Icon Morals Morals are the prevailing standards of behavior that enable people to live cooperatively in groups. Moral refers to what societies sanction as right and acceptable. Most people tend to act morally and follow societal guidelines. Morality often requires that people sacrifice their own short-term interests for the benefit of society. People or entities that are indifferent to right and wrong are considered amoral, while those who do evil acts are considered immoral. While some moral principles seem to transcend time and culture, such as fairness, generally speaking, morality is not fixed. Morality describes the particular values of a specific group at a specific point in time. Historically, morality has been closely connected to religious traditions, but today its significance is equally important to the secular world. For example, businesses and government agencies have codes of ethics that employees are expected to follow. Some philosophers make a distinction between morals and ethics. But many people use the terms morals and ethics interchangeably when talking about personal beliefs, actions, or principles. For example, it’s common to say, “My morals prevent me from cheating.” It’s also common to use ethics in this sentence instead. So, morals are the principles that guide individual conduct within society. And, while morals may change over time, they remain the standards of behavior that we use to judge right and wrong. UT Star Icon Related Terms Ethics Ethics refers to both moral principles and to the study of people’s moral obligations in society. View Prosocial Behavior Prosocial Behavior occurs when people voluntarily help others. View Values Values are society’s shared beliefs about what is good or bad and how people should act. View Stay Informed Subscribe Support Our Work Donate