Three Definitions of Ethics

Three Definitions of Ethics

Pick three definitions of ethics from those given and your own example of each


Ethics as dealing with the basic principles of right action especially with reference to a particular person, profession, and others

Filipinos are usually honest to the jeepney driver when it comes to the amount of payment that they should give and the statement of their destinations, when they could easily lie about them (or even get a free ride). It is commonly regarded as ethical to be honest in this situation.


Ethics as area of philosophy that deals with man’s pursuit of the “good life”

Consumption of environment-friendly vehicle fuels could be in line with this definition of ethics. Motorists could just opt for the cheaper kinds of fuels, but because of their “pursuit of the good life” their actions could be regarded as ethical.


Ethics as study of morality of human actions

In the movie “8 Mile,” a group that believes that an abandoned house is used as a place to molest women, burned the house. Their intentions of preventing crimes against women may be noble, but in the context of this definition of ethics (based on certain generally accepted standards - the law against arson), they have violated the accepted standards.