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Re: Morals & Ethics reprise (was ...)
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 19 Nov 2001 21:30:50 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, James Brown writes:
> The way I define things (similar to Richard, but not quite the same), you
> would be expressing morals - that is, a system of conduct in accordance with
> right and wrong as you understand them. IMHO, morals are not universal.
That's REALLY good James! The lexicographers should be talking to us, Baby!
"YOUR morals are not OUR ethics."
I will always remember this point of distinction. Damned slippery words...
-- Hop-Frog
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| (...) So-- ok, I've heard several times now that there's a distinction between ethics and morality. Personally I never was aware of the distinction, but what exactly is it for those who distinguish? At a guess, I'd say you're defining it as: - (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) The way I define things (similar to Richard, but not quite the same), you would be expressing morals - that is, a system of conduct in accordance with right and wrong as you understand them. IMHO, morals are not universal. Ethics are much like (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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