ITM 407 Chapter 2: Chapter 2
9 Feb 2012
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Chapter 2 ethical concepts and theories: establishing and justifying a moral system. 2. 1 ethics and morality y ethics is derived from the greek ethos y morality has its roots in the latin mores y both these terms refer to idea of custom, habit, behavior & character. directives r rules that guide our individual actions & direct us in our moral choices at the microethical level (ex. Do not steal & do not harm others: social policies set at the macrolevel. moral system is public cuz everyone must know what the rules r that define it (ex. on pg 44) moral system is informal cuz a moral system has no formal authoritative judges controlling over it (ex. on pg 44: gert s model of a moral system includes 2 additional features. intrinsic y life & happiness r intrinsic cuz they r valued for their own sake.
