Guide to a Good Way
Morality
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For the 2009 novella by Stephen King, see Morality (novella).
"Appropriate" redirects here. For the rating of activities and media according to age groups, see age-appropriate. For other uses, see Appropriation (disambiguation).
"Immoralist" and "Impropriety" redirect here. For the novel by André Gide, see The Immoralist. For the improvised performance company, see Impropriety (company).
Not to be confused with Mortality.
Allegory with a portrait of a Venetian senator (Allegory of the morality of earthly things), attributed to Tintoretto, 1585
Morality (from the Latin moralitas "manner, character, proper behavior") is the differentiation of intentions, decisions, and actions between those that are "good" (or right) and those that are "bad" (or wrong). The philosophy of morality is ethics. A moral code is a system of morality (according to a particular philosophy, religion, culture, etc.) and a moral is any one practice or teaching within a moral code. Morality may also be specifically synonymous with "goodness" or "rightness." Immorality is the active opposition to morality (i.e. opposition to that which is good or right), while amorality is variously defined as an unawareness of, indifference toward, or disbelief in any set of moral standards or principles.[1][2][3] An example of a moral code is the Golden Rule which states that, "One should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself."[4]
Contents
* 1 Philosophy * 1.1 Morality and ethics * 1.2 Descriptive and normative
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the 2009 novella by Stephen King, see Morality (novella).
"Appropriate" redirects here. For the rating of activities and media according to age groups, see age-appropriate. For other uses, see Appropriation (disambiguation).
"Immoralist" and "Impropriety" redirect here. For the novel by André Gide, see The Immoralist. For the improvised performance company, see Impropriety (company).
Not to be confused with Mortality.
Allegory with a portrait of a Venetian senator (Allegory of the morality of earthly things), attributed to Tintoretto, 1585
Morality (from the Latin moralitas "manner, character, proper behavior") is the differentiation of intentions, decisions, and actions between those that are "good" (or right) and those that are "bad" (or wrong). The philosophy of morality is ethics. A moral code is a system of morality (according to a particular philosophy, religion, culture, etc.) and a moral is any one practice or teaching within a moral code. Morality may also be specifically synonymous with "goodness" or "rightness." Immorality is the active opposition to morality (i.e. opposition to that which is good or right), while amorality is variously defined as an unawareness of, indifference toward, or disbelief in any set of moral standards or principles.[1][2][3] An example of a moral code is the Golden Rule which states that, "One should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself."[4]
Contents
* 1 Philosophy * 1.1 Morality and ethics * 1.2 Descriptive and normative
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