Question

what is the definition of ethics according to you? what does it mean to you ?

Answer 1

DEFINITION OF ETHICS: Ethics is the science of conduct , it considers the actions of human beings with reference to their rightness or wrongness. 1. The word "ethics" is derived from the Greek word ethnos, which means "character" and from the Latin word mores, which means customs. Mackenzie defines ethics as “the study of what is right or good in human conduct” or “the science of the ideal involved in conduct”.    2. So, it is clear that ethics is the study that determines the rightness or wrongness of actions.    3. Ethics then, we may say, discusses men’s habits or customs, or in other words their characters, the principles on which the habitually act and considers what it is that constitutes the rightness or wrongness of these principles, the good or evil of these habits. 4. These terms, however, “Right” and “Good”, seems to require a little explanation. a. Right:- The term Right is derived from the Latin rectus, meaning ‘straight’ or ‘according to rule’. When we a say, then, that conduct is right, we mean primarily that it is according to rule. b. Good:- The term Good is connected with the German gut. A thing is generally said to be good when it is valuable for some end. Thus, a particular kind of medicine is said to be good for this or that complaint. Similarly, when we speak of conduct as good, we may mean that it is serviceable for the end we have in view.

5. ETHICS IS  A MORAL PRINCIPLE THAT GOVERNS A PERSON BEHAVIOUR AND ATTITUDE OF CONDUCTING AN ACTIVITY.