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Just a simple thread to define and distinguish the difference between ethics and morals.
American Heritage Dictionary
Ethic
- [/SIZE] The rules or standards governing the conduct of a person or the conduct of the members of a profession.
- A theory or a system of moral values
Moral
- The lesson or principle contained in or taught by a fable, a story, or an event.
- A concisely expressed precept or general truth; a maxim
Merriam Webster
Ethic
- the principles of conduct governing an individual or a profession
Moral
- of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behavior : ETHICAL <moral judgments>
- expressing or teaching a conception of right behavior <a moral poem>
- conforming to a standard of right behavior
- sanctioned by or operative on one's conscience or ethical judgment <a moral obligation>
- capable of right and wrong action <a moral agent>
Christian Ethics
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American Heritage Dictionary
Ethic
- [/SIZE] The rules or standards governing the conduct of a person or the conduct of the members of a profession.
- A theory or a system of moral values
Moral
- The lesson or principle contained in or taught by a fable, a story, or an event.
- A concisely expressed precept or general truth; a maxim
Merriam Webster
Ethic
- the principles of conduct governing an individual or a profession
Moral
- of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behavior : ETHICAL <moral judgments>
- expressing or teaching a conception of right behavior <a moral poem>
- conforming to a standard of right behavior
- sanctioned by or operative on one's conscience or ethical judgment <a moral obligation>
- capable of right and wrong action <a moral agent>
Christian Ethics
click here for a short informative article
