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MORALITY
We all probably understand what morality is, but sometimes
we find ourselves in a situation when we understand
something very well and are confident in our understanding,
but we still find it difficult to explain it. Morality is a form of
social consciousness, a set of unspoken rules, customs,
habits, and norms that are accepted in the life of a
community. Moral determines how human action should be,
and members of the community accept these principles as
they do and subject them to regulating inter-ethnic relations.
Moral rules are not absolutely valid, they differ in time and
space (Kizza, 2010).
I would say that this is a pretty good definition, but my opinion
lacks one important element that is associated with the
survival and advancement of the community, so my definition
would have to be the next: morality is a set of habits,
undefined rules, ways of acting, communication, interaction,
and everything else that enables one community to live and
progress. If the community is unable to survive or progress (in
this world one does not go without the other) then there is no
point in talking about the morality of such a community for the
simple reason that it will soon disappear or have disappeared.
That is how the rules of that community disappear. Moral is
the cornerstone of the community. Looking at people as a part
of a large community, morality is an undeniably positive thing
as it determines what is good and what is bad inside the
community.
References
Berenbeim, R. (1992). Corporate Ethics Practices.
Conference Board Report n° 986, New York: Conference
Board.
Kizza, J. M. (2010). Ethical and Social Issues in the
Information Age, London: Springer-Verlag.
Kumar, P. V. (2012). An Analysis on Law vs. Ethics and
Morals in a Changing Society. Chennai: University of Madras.

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Law and Morality Essay Sample

  • 2. We all probably understand what morality is, but sometimes we find ourselves in a situation when we understand something very well and are confident in our understanding, but we still find it difficult to explain it. Morality is a form of social consciousness, a set of unspoken rules, customs, habits, and norms that are accepted in the life of a community. Moral determines how human action should be, and members of the community accept these principles as they do and subject them to regulating inter-ethnic relations. Moral rules are not absolutely valid, they differ in time and space (Kizza, 2010). I would say that this is a pretty good definition, but my opinion lacks one important element that is associated with the survival and advancement of the community, so my definition would have to be the next: morality is a set of habits, undefined rules, ways of acting, communication, interaction, and everything else that enables one community to live and progress. If the community is unable to survive or progress (in this world one does not go without the other) then there is no point in talking about the morality of such a community for the simple reason that it will soon disappear or have disappeared. That is how the rules of that community disappear. Moral is the cornerstone of the community. Looking at people as a part of a large community, morality is an undeniably positive thing as it determines what is good and what is bad inside the community.
  • 3. References Berenbeim, R. (1992). Corporate Ethics Practices. Conference Board Report n° 986, New York: Conference Board. Kizza, J. M. (2010). Ethical and Social Issues in the Information Age, London: Springer-Verlag. Kumar, P. V. (2012). An Analysis on Law vs. Ethics and Morals in a Changing Society. Chennai: University of Madras.