UPSC Mains 2015 · GS IV · Q1(b) · 10 marks · 200 words

Differentiate between the following : (i) Law and Ethics (ii) Ethical management and Management of ethics (iii) Discrimination and Preferential treatment (iv) Personal ethics and Professional ethics

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निम्नलिखित के बीच विभेदन कीजिए : (i) विधि और नैतिकता (ii) नैतिक प्रबंधन और नैतिकता का प्रबंधन (iii) भेदभाव और अधिमानी बरताव (iv) वैयक्तिक नैतिकता और संव्यावसायिक नैतिकता

Law and Morality Ethics in Private and Public Life Impartiality and Objectivity

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Medha AnandAIR 13 · CSE 2023 · 264 wordsTheir whole copy

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ETHICS	MORALITY
(1) It is the set of values which a society considers as right	(1) It is the set of values which an individual considers as right.
(2) It is the morality of a society.	(2) It is the ethicality of an individual.
(3) They change over time through laws, social revolutions etc. Ex - age of marriage act.	(3) A person's morality can bring in change Ex - For raja ram mohan roy, Sati was against his ethics.
(4) Example of Ethics - universal values - honesty, impartiality, courage, integrity etc.	(5) Morals change from person to person and what is moral for one may be immoral for the other.

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Ethics in private relationships	Ethics in public life
(1) It is usually dynamic and can't be codified.	(1) It is usually based on written guidelines. Ex-constitution, laws, codified Code of Ethics.
(2) Emotions play a greater role here.	(2) Justice is seen as the torch bearer here
(3) Most often the conflict of interest here is between two relations.	(3) Conflict here arises between private interest vs. public welfare
(4) Important to ensure survival of societal ethics	(4) Important to ensure that people's trust on public institutions remain.
(5) Any deviance, may or may not be strictly punished.	(5) Deviance here is punished strictly Ex - Corruption charges etc.

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