What is the difference between ethics, morals and values?
Let me start by stating that even among those who believe they know the answer to this question there is not total agreement. For many, the way you answer the question is a function of the academic discipline which shaped your thinking and the religious and/or theological underpinnings of your personal belief system. So, in answering what seems like a simple question for which there must be a simple answer. it becomes necessary to frame any response with an explanation. I am answering this question from a businessmans perspective. My philosopher, lawyer, theologian and academician friends repeatedly tell me that my definitions are too simplistic and lack rigor. On the other hand, their more sophisticated and rigorous definitions can appear to lack utility and fail to guide the business decisions that those of us in the real world face daily. With that caveat and in reverse order from the question: Values are our fundamental beliefs. They are the principles we use to define that which i
Let me start by stating that even among those who believe they know the answer to this question there is not total agreement. For many, the way you answer the question is a function of the academic discipline which shaped your thinking and the religious and/or theological underpinnings of your personal belief system. So in answering what seems like a simple question for which there must be a simple answer it becomes necessary to frame any response with an explanation. I am answering this question from a businessman’s perspective. My philosopher, lawyer, theologian and academician friends repeatedly tell me that my definitions are too simplistic and lack rigor. On the other hand, their more sophisticated and rigorous definitions can appear to lack utility and fail to guide the business decisions that those of us in the real world face daily. With that caveat and in reverse order from the question: Values are our fundamental beliefs. They are the principles we use to define that which is
