Ethics And Morals
Rolando Lopez
Mr. Reiter
PHIL 2650 Introduction to Ethics
09/11/12
Ethics and Morals What’s the difference between ethics and morals? Well, first off, ethics starts with the letter "E", has 5 letters that do not match any letters in the word "morals". Meanwhile, morals start with the letter “M”, and also have 5 letters that do not match to word "ethics". Also ethics is found before morals in the dictionary. In all seriousness, morals are what individuals personally find what’s right and wrong. While, ethics are more like rules of conduct expected of a whole group. Groups can vary from anything legal ethics to medical ethics. In legal ethics, a criminal defense lawyer has to protect the criminal regardless of what crimes the criminal committed. Even if it’s against the criminal defense lawyer's morals, his ethics demand him to defend the criminal to his full potential. Legal ethics has a higher priority to the criminal defense lawyer's morals because he has to uphold the Justice System in which the accused are given a fair trial and must be proven guilty through prosecution. When it comes to my own morals and ethics. My morals have been developed by family values and the values I learned from the Marine Corps. These were developed as I grew up and mature with each passing year. I believe morals are not necessarily hardwired but learned from the environment. I believe that if a child was raised in an environment where murder was the answer to everything. They would indeed think that’s right even though we think it’s wrong because we as people are products of our environments. My family and the Marine Corps have an incredible amount of influence on me when it comes to my decision making process. The ethics of the Marine Corps are the guidelines to how I live day to day. The Marine Corps ethics are made up of Honor, Courage, and Commitment. The definition of each one has been ingrained every marine in Recruit Training, and for a good reason to. Honor guides
Mr. Reiter
PHIL 2650 Introduction to Ethics
09/11/12
Ethics and Morals What’s the difference between ethics and morals? Well, first off, ethics starts with the letter "E", has 5 letters that do not match any letters in the word "morals". Meanwhile, morals start with the letter “M”, and also have 5 letters that do not match to word "ethics". Also ethics is found before morals in the dictionary. In all seriousness, morals are what individuals personally find what’s right and wrong. While, ethics are more like rules of conduct expected of a whole group. Groups can vary from anything legal ethics to medical ethics. In legal ethics, a criminal defense lawyer has to protect the criminal regardless of what crimes the criminal committed. Even if it’s against the criminal defense lawyer's morals, his ethics demand him to defend the criminal to his full potential. Legal ethics has a higher priority to the criminal defense lawyer's morals because he has to uphold the Justice System in which the accused are given a fair trial and must be proven guilty through prosecution. When it comes to my own morals and ethics. My morals have been developed by family values and the values I learned from the Marine Corps. These were developed as I grew up and mature with each passing year. I believe morals are not necessarily hardwired but learned from the environment. I believe that if a child was raised in an environment where murder was the answer to everything. They would indeed think that’s right even though we think it’s wrong because we as people are products of our environments. My family and the Marine Corps have an incredible amount of influence on me when it comes to my decision making process. The ethics of the Marine Corps are the guidelines to how I live day to day. The Marine Corps ethics are made up of Honor, Courage, and Commitment. The definition of each one has been ingrained every marine in Recruit Training, and for a good reason to. Honor guides