GS4 · 10 marks · 150 words

Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have the right to do and what is right to do. Discuss.

Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2022–2024

Dimensions of EthicsEthics in Private and Public LifeLaw and MoralityEthical TheoriesIntegrity

Syllabus: Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in-human actions; dimensions of ethics; ethics - in private and public relationships. Human Values - lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators; role of family society and educational institutions in inculcating values.

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Parsanjeet KourAIR 11 · CSE 2022 · 185 wordsTheir whole copy

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Ethics is the study of habitual conduct of human beings determining what is right or wrong, virtue or vice is ethics.

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The difference between what one has right to do and what is right to do is the basis of ethics. What one has right to do is governed by the authority and power one enjoys and what is right to do is governed by ethical understanding of the person.

Eg- As a PM, Lal Bahadur Shastri had the right to have a government car for him. But his ethics made him to take a car on loan from PNB.

When a person is able to distinguish between his rights and how to act, he/she leads a meaningful life committed to honesty, satisfaction, truthfulness and philanthropic attitude.

Reference example could be U. Sagayam, P.S. Appu.

When a person is not able to distinguish between his rights and his actions, this lead to a chaotic situation of former getting dominance over the latter.

Eg:- Indira Gandhi and 1976 emergency.

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Focus should be on doing what is right. Gandhi's talisman act as a holybook in this regard.

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