Ethics and morality both share the same conduct. When we look at ethics and morals, we think about right and wrong. The difference between them is that ethics refer to a series of rules that are given to us by an external source. They can refer to a system of principles or theory. For example, the Florida Bar has ethics and rules that it expects its attorneys to follow. Morals are our own principles regarding right and wrong. They are based on practices or teachings regarding how we conduct ourselves in either personal relationships or society. Another way addressing this view is that Ethics govern society while morals govern individuals.
Socrates held that moral judgment have to be supported by reasons. He also pointed to wrongness in behavior as being caused by ignorance.
Is there such a thing as a moral fact; a fact about ethics and morality? I think in a sense this question can be ambiguous. Does it differentiate whether moral facts exist in our minds and how we can distinguish what is right from wrong? Maybe. First we must look at the fact that ethics principles change very little compared to morals which change frequently. Where ethics is stable, morals are constantly changing. Ethics can cause a person to question their morals. For example, as stated by our Professor Luis Fonseca, for many Germans, the final solution (holocaust) was morally acceptable. Germans persecuted the Jews, taking their property, their dignity and their lives. It was morally acceptable, because the set of ethics (rules) the German government implemented allowed German society to commit acts of genocide. It was acceptable to some, but others still held to their moral beliefs and raged against the machine. Some of the Christian faith hid Jews, even knowing that if they were ever caught, it would mean a concentration camp, or immediate death.
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