Ethics,Values and

Good Habits

EthicsEthics

Ethics: A definitionEthics: A definition

“Relating to what is good or bad, having to do with moral duty and obligation.” ~ Moral is defined as relating to

principles of right and wrong

“Ethics is not about being better than someone else; it’s about being the best we can be.”

Some more definitionsSome more definitions

• Ethics – A branch of philosophy concerned with ways of thinking philosophically about morality, and moral judgment.

• Morality – Human conduct and character referring to “those acts which it makes sense to describe as right or wrong, good or bad.”

• Moral Judgment – Judgments based on considerations of how other people are to be treated, and how others interests are to weigh against their own.

“Nothing is more practical than finding God, that is, falling in love in a quite

absolute, final way. What you are in love with, what seizes your imagination, will

affect everything.

It will decide what gets you out of bed in the morning, what you will do with your

evenings, how you will spend your weekends, what you read, who you know, what breaks your heart, and what amazes

you with joy and gratitude.

Fall in love, stay in love, and it will decide everything.”

“Nothing is more practical than finding God, that is, falling in love in a quite

absolute, final way. What you are in love with, what seizes your imagination, will

affect everything.

It will decide what gets you out of bed in the morning, what you will do with your

evenings, how you will spend your weekends, what you read, who you know, what breaks your heart, and what amazes

you with joy and gratitude.

Fall in love, stay in love, and it will decide everything.”

“Why Not Be a

Bad Person?”

“Why Not Be a

Bad Person?”

What does “ethics” mean? What does “ethics” mean?

Two common meanings of “ethics”

1) How people actually live (descriptive ethics)

2) Reflection, discourse, and study concerning how people ought to live

(normative ethics)

Morality and EthicsMorality and Ethics

a Morality = our lived experience of human freedom

a -- trying to use our freedom to live well or of discovering what is worth living for and trying to live accordingly)

a Ethics = critical reflection on morality

a --stepping back to examine, analyze, and organize it in order to enhance morality (more abstract);

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What are the perennial questions of ethics?

What are the perennial questions of ethics?

What should we do

with our freedom?

Related QuestionsRelated Questions

What is a good life? worth living for? human flourishing? the best way to achieve these

goals?

At the root of such questions lie three moral conceptions:

Good -- character and lives Good = valuable, precious, desirable,

meaningful, fulfilling, promoting flourishing

Right -- actionsJust -- communities 8

VALUES

ARE VALUES DIFFERENT

IN DIFFERENT FIELDS ?

Why there is general indifference towards VALUES?

ARE THESE VALUES ETERNAL ? OR, ARE THEY SUBJECT TO CHANGE,

WITH CHANGING TIMES ?. . . . as in the case of fashions ?

ARE THESE VALUES UNIVERSAL ? [ UNIFORMLY APPLICABLE TO ALL ~

IRRESPECTIVE OFRELIGION, CASTE, CREED,

AGE, GENDER, AND SO ON ? ]

THE INEQUALITY,THE INEFFICIENCY,THE INDIFFERENCE,

THE INEFFECTIVENESS . . .THE GROWING POVERTY,

THE EXPLODING CORRUPTION,CHEATING, CRIME, VIOLENCE, VULGARITY,

EVER-INCREASING POLLUTION,~ NOT JUST IN ENVIRONMENT,

BUT IN THOUGHT, WORD AND ACTION,DECREASING STANDARDS,

DECLINING VALUES,WEAKNENING FAMILY TIES,

GET-QUICK-RICH BY ANY MEANS ATTITUDE . . .

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~ WARM, SHINING & UPLIFTING

~ DISCRIMINATING, EXPLOITING & DEGRADING

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IN GOD’S CREATION,IT IS BELIEVED THAT THERE ARE84 LAKHS OF SPECIES ~

WITH HUMAN LIFE TOPPING THE LIST.

THE HUMAN BEING IS BLESSED WITH A MIND – THE THINKING FACULTY, &“VIVEKA” – THE FACULTY OF DISCRIMINATION.

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“ EVERYBODY TODAY SEEMS TO BE IN SUCH A TERRIBLE RUSH, ANXIOUS FOR GREATER DEVELOPMENTS AND GREATER RICHES AND SO ON, ~ PARENTS HAVE VERY LITTLE TIME

FOR EACH OTHER; PARENTS HAVE NOT MUCH TIME

FOR THEIR CHILDREN; -

AND IN THE HOME BEGINS THE DISRUPTION OF PEACE OF THE WORLD”

MOTHER THERESA

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POLITICS PRINCIPLES

SCIENCE HUMANITY

COMMERCE MORALITY

WEALTH WORK

WORSHIP COMPASSION

PLEASURE CONSCIENCE

EDUCATION CHARACTER

PURUSHARTHAS&

ASHRAMAS

DHARMA

ARTHA

KAMA

MOKSHA

BRAHMACHARYA

GRUHASTHA

VANAPRASTHA

SANYASA

LOVE FOR GOD

FEAR OF SIN

SOCIAL

MORALITY

IN UNDERSTANDING LOVE – THE MOST BASIC HUMAN VALUE

IN SPEECH

IN ACTION

IN THOUGHT

IN UNDERSTANDING

START THE DAY WITH L O V E

SPEND THE DAY WITH L O V E

FILL THE DAY WITH L O V E

END THE DAY WITH L O V E~ THAT IS THE WAY TO FIND

• CHARACTER• INTEGRITY• OBJECTIVITY• PURSUIT OF TRUTH• CONCENTRATION• PURITY OF [ T+W+A ]• TRUTHFULNESS• PATIENCE• SELF-MASTERY

• COMMITMENT• PUNCTUALITY• EQUALITY• ORDERLINESS• SIMPLICITY• HONESTY• HUMILITY• ABSENCE OF ANGER• CLEANLINESS Etc.,

GOODHABITS

GOOD

HABITS

Creates and developsFORCE OF HABIT

EASYTO

ACQUIRE

DIFFICULTTO

STOP

HABITS

HABITSREVEAL / REFLECTOURCHARACTER

OUR PERSONALITY

HABITSHAVE THE POWER TO

ATTRACT / REPEL

ABILITIES[ By Birth or Acquired ]

Combined withadequate PRACTICEDevelop YOUR SKILLS

IFfor some reason PRACTICE IS POORthe standard of YOUR SKILLSwill also be POOR

GOOD HABITS,are very essential for SUCCESS in LIFE.

Foundation of GOOD HABITSforms the basis for developing competence & strengthening of positive attitudesthat together contribute to

SUCCESS IN

ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE.

NEVERNEVER NEVERUNDERESTIMATE

THE POWER OFGOOD HABITS

GOODHABITS

GOODWORK HABITS

GOODLIFEHABITS

GOOD HABITS

W. A. T. C. H. W = WORDS

A = ACTIONS

T = THOUGHTS

C = CHARACTER

H = HEAD & HEART

Thoughts Words

Actions

Habits Character

L I F E

WE ARE OUR THOUGHTS

OUR THOUGHTS MAKE OUR LIFE