APCO 1P50 Lecture Notes - Birds Eye View, Morality, Ca Technologies
7 Dec 2012
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Moral code: set of rules that establish boundaries and acceptable behaviour. Different rules often have contradictions: ethical behaviour/systematic [e. g. wheel chair] accommodation helps everyone. Imagine society as a town, ethics as our birds eye view of how people behave/abide by rules r societal moral as decided by the community. Allows us to see patterns in ethical behaviour, or barriers may. Breach in ethics may become legitimized behaviour. Morality may vary by: age, cultural group, ethnic background, religion, life experiences, education, be established. gender. Virtues: habits that one gets into, incline people to do what is acceptable . Act in accordance with a personal code of principles. Extend to all the same respect and consideration. Apply same moral standards in all situations. Ethics: set of beliefs about right and wrong behaviour. Lack of integrity emerges if you apply moral standards according to different people and situations. standards of behaviour expected of an individual by a group.
