Monday, November 19, 2007

Morals, Ethics, Values, Traits, Virtues, Qualities

Here are some first definitions of words that I hear all the time but haven’t know exactly what they meant. It is still not crystalline but it is a start. These are words tossed around in conversations, some of them used interchangeably.

1- Morals: of, pertaining to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong

2- Ethics: a system of moral principles or the study of morality. (Morality is beliefs regarding appropriate behavior, while ethics is the formal study of morality)

3- Values: a concept that describes the beliefs of an individual or culture.

4- Traits: A trait may be any single feature or quantifiable measurement of an organism

4- Virtues: Traits valued as being good.

5- Quality: a personality or character trait.

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