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To: Lane3 who wrote (13428)	5/11/2001 2:19:02 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) of 82486

I wouldn't make the same exact distinction. I don't use the term ethics much but I think the words are basically synonyms. I usually hear the word ethics in the context of violating standards set by a group for the group itself. Often the group will be some sort of professional organization which may set standards for conduct by people who work in certain occupations, like standards of conduct for doctors, or professional standards for lawyers put forward by the bar association. These standards may not apply to society generally, and in some cases may be in conflict with personal or traditional moral ideas. I also see it used in the context of a philosophical study of ideas about morality. Looking up ethics in an online dictionary gives me Main Entry: eth.ic Pronunciation: 'e-thik Function: noun Etymology: Middle English ethik, from Middle French ethique, from Latin ethice, from Greek EthikE, from Ethikos Date: 14th century 1 plural but singular or plural in construction : the discipline dealing with what is good and bad and with moral duty and obligation 2 a : a set of moral principles or values b : a theory or system of moral values c plural but singular or plural in construction : the principles of conduct governing an individual or a group d : a guiding philosophy which is pretty much the same as morals except the mention of a system or theory or set of moral principles or values. By this definition the distinction would be that ethics is more systematic, while ideas about what is moral or immoral do not have to be systematic. You usage seems to take smaller ethical/moral transgressions and call them "unethical", while horrible ethical/moral transgressions are "immoral". Perhaps I am wrong in seeing it this way. Can you give me an example of a horrible thing that you would call "unethical" and/or a minor relatively unimportant thing that you would call "immoral"? Tim

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