Ethics, Values, Morals, Virtues, and Actions

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Moral

A person's standards of behavior or beliefs concerning what is and is not acceptable for them to do.

character

is the will of the person directing him towards a recognized ideal.

Ethics

study of man as a moral being, one who is rationally able to distinguish between right and wrong. It examines how man is accountable for his or her actions and its consequences. It proposes how man ought to live his life meaningfully.

Moral

. A lesson, especially one concerning what is right or prudent, that can be derived from a story, a piece of information, or an experience.

Morals

Concerned with the principles of right and wrong behavior and the goodness or badness of human character.

Values

Anything which contributes to man's development, comfort and well-being.

Virtues

Firm attitudes, stable dispositions, and habitual perfections of intellect and will that govern our actions, order our passions, and guide our conduct according to reason and faith.

Moral

Holding or manifesting high principles for proper conduct.

Absolute Moral Values

these are values generated from the Truth itself


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