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    This document discusses the differences between moral and non-moral standards. It defines moral standards as codes of right and wrong that are not dependent on external rules but based on impartial consideration of consequences. Moral standards seriously affect others' well-being and are believed to be universal. Non-moral standards are relative and depend on guidelines agreed upon by a group. The document provides examples of how moral standards differ from etiquette, policies, laws, and commandments. It concludes that owning moral standards is preferable to merely abiding by them as it focuses on developing good character.

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    This document discusses the differences between moral and non-moral standards. It defines moral standards as codes of right and wrong that are not dependent on external rules but based on impartial consideration of consequences. Moral standards seriously affect others' well-being and are believed to be universal. Non-moral standards are relative and depend on guidelines agreed upon by a group. The document provides examples of how moral standards differ from etiquette, policies, laws, and commandments. It concludes that owning moral standards is preferable to merely abiding by them as it focuses on developing good character.

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    This document discusses the differences between moral and non-moral standards. It defines moral standards as codes of right and wrong that are not dependent on external rules but based on impartial consideration of consequences. Moral standards seriously affect others' well-being and are believed to be universal. Non-moral standards are relative and depend on guidelines agreed upon by a group. The document provides examples of how moral standards differ from etiquette, policies, laws, and commandments. It concludes that owning moral standards is preferable to merely abiding by them as it focuses on developing good character.

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    ETHIC

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    MORAL AND NON-MORAL STANDARDS

    ETHIC
    S
    Moral Standards

    • Moral standard is a code of what is wrong and what is right


    without reference to the specific behaviors or beliefs
    (O’Connor, Lynn, 1997)

    • It deals with matters that the person thinks have serious


    consequence

    • Not hinged on external authority or rules, but based on good reason and
    impartial considerations overriding self-interest

    MORAL AND NON-MORAL STANDARDS


    Characteristics of Moral Standards (Velasquez, 2012)

    • Moral standards involve behaviors that seriously affect other


    people’s well-being

    • Moral standards take a more important consideration than other


    standards, including self-interest

    • Moral standards do not depend on any external authority but in how


    the person perceives the reasonableness of the action
    • Moral standards are believed to be universal

    • Moral standards are based on objectivity

    • Moral standards are associated with vocabulary that


    depicts emotion or feelings
    Moral versus Non-Moral Standards

    • Non-moral standards can be considered as relative


    standards by which something or someone is judged as
    either good or bad

    • The rules of non-moral standards vary because these rules


    depend on the guidelines agreed by a particular group
    Difference between moral and non-moral standards

    • matter of taste
    Moral and
    Immoral Non-Moral • matter of fact
    • logical truth
    Moral Standards versus Other Rules in Life

    • Etiquette, Policy, Law, and Commandment

    Etiquette is a set of rules on how an individual should


    responsibly behave in the society (Taylor and Williams, 2017)

    Policy is a clear, simple statement of how an organization


    plans to handle its services, actions, or business
    • Etiquette, Policy, Law, and Commandment

    Law is a rule created and enforced by the government and its agencies
    to maintain order, resolve disputes, and protect a person’s liberty and
    rights (Robertson, 2008)

    Commandment is a rule that is to be strictly observed because it was


    said to be set by a divine entity, such as those in the Ten
    Commandments (Stahl, 2009)
    Advantage of owning moral standards over merely abiding by
    moral standard

    • For most people, the fundamental moral question is, “what


    should I do?” or “how should I act.” Ethics are presumed as
    moral rules on how a person should.

    • ethics is not “what should I do” but “what kind of person


    should I be”

    MORAL AND NON-MORAL STANDARDS


    Assignment No. 1

    Articles citing moral and non-moral


    standards

    ETHIC
    S

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