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Revision note: Essence of Ethics in Human Actions

  • Ethics = reasoned study of right/wrong; normative (ought), not descriptive (is)
  • Ethics vs morals (personal) vs values (what is worthwhile) vs law (State-enforced minimum)
  • Essence: rationality, universality, Golden Rule, freedom + responsibility, integrity of thought–word–deed
  • Branches: meta, normative (consequence, duty, virtue), applied, descriptive
  • Determinants: individual, social, institutional; Kohlberg's moral stages
  • Consequences: trust, legitimacy, lower costs; 2nd ARC 4th report "Ethics in Governance" (2007)
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