morality
Let an agent describe moral systems and their sources neutrally with attribution, explain how moral philosophy and the sciences study morality, support ethical reasoning without imposing views, and separate morale and related terms.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent describe moral systems and their sources neutrally with attribution, explain how moral philosophy and the sciences study morality, support ethical reasoning without imposing views, and separate morale and related terms.
The set of principles, values and convictions concerning right and wrong conduct held by individuals, communities, religions and societies, including public morality, sexual morality, professional ethics and the moral teachings of traditions such as Islam, and studied descriptively in anthropology and psychology and normatively in moral philosophy; moralities vary across cultures and history, including systems widely condemned such as that of Nazi ideology, and this entry describes moral systems with attribution without endorsing any.
What it is for: Principles of right and wrong conduct.
It can be describe moral systems with attribution; explain philosophical and scientific study; support ethical reasoning; separate related terms.
Distinguishing features
Normative content
Cultural variation
Descriptive and normative study
Contested foundations
What it looks like
Not physical; convictions and norms.
How it is recognised
Principles of right and wrong
Held by individuals and groups
Morale is group spirit; law is enforced by the state
Related models
is a kind of - category
is related to - moral aspects of doubt
is related to - religious moral teachings
is related to - moral psychology
In practice
Families and kinds
religious moralities
secular and philosophical moralities
public and social morality
professional and sexual morality
historical moral systems including condemned ones
Standards and regulation
No regulation of morality itself
Professional codes of ethics
Laws reflecting public morality in some areas
Failure modes and hazards
Imposing one morality as universal
Presenting condemned systems without context
Confusing morality with law or morale
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.morality
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What morality is.
Concepts.
Concept
Concept and sources.
Concept
Concept.
- What is morality, where do moral norms come from, and how does morality differ from law, etiquette and morale? definition
- Is morality, or employee morale, meant? boundary
Systems
Moral systems.
Systems
Systems.
- How do religious traditions such as Islam and secular philosophies articulate morality, described in their own terms? provenance
- Is the presentation attributed and neutral? boundary
Study How morality is studied.
Scholarship.
Philosophy
Moral philosophy.
Philosophy
Philosophy.
- How do consequentialist, deontological, virtue and other ethical theories account for morality, with positions attributed? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific theory? action
Science
Moral psychology and anthropology.
Science
Science.
- What do psychology, anthropology and evolutionary research say about the origins and variation of morality? provenance
- Which findings are contested? boundary
Reason Moral reasoning.
Practice.
Dilemmas
Reasoning through dilemmas.
Dilemmas
Dilemmas.
- How can a moral question be analysed from several ethical perspectives without the agent imposing a verdict? action
- Is the user seeking personal counsel, which may need a trusted adviser? boundary
Public
Public morality.
Public
Public morality.
- How do societies regulate public morality, and what debates exist, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Learn History and teaching.
Education.
History
History of moralities.
History
History.
- How have moral systems changed historically, and how do historians treat condemned systems such as Nazi ideology? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Teach
Moral education.
Teach
Teaching.
- How is moral education approached in schools and families, according to research? provenance
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should moral philosophy be a separate entry?
- How should tradition-specific teachings be linked?
- How should moral psychology research be linked?