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What is ‘ethics’?
▪ The word ethics derives from the Greek ethikos and the Latin moralitas, both
meaning custom or habit.
▪ The words ‘ethics’ and ‘morality’ are commonly used interchangeably, but ethics
appears to be more of a system of thinking about moral issues and can be
distinguished from the personal morals an individual may have about particular
matters.
Simply put, ethics involves thinking not just about what we see as being right or wrong,
identifying what we value and deciding upon how we should treat others or behave, it
also involves systematising, defending and recommending concepts of ‘right’ and
‘wrong’ behaviour.
