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Ethics

by Y. V. Satyanarayana
April 2009
Beginner
236 pages
8h 55m
English
Pearson India
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Preface

The title of the text Ethics: Theory and Practice suggests that ethics is not merely a theoretical study, but also an application of moral principles at the practical level. The study of ethics ought not be separated from that of human social life. Ethical ideas should not be reduced to a mere ideology or a philosopher’s fantasy, which isolates ethics from the world of experience. The purpose and goal of ethics is to apply ethical principles and standards to practical life and examine how they work in actual life. Hence, I completely disagree with the idea of those thinkers who maintain that ethics is purely a theoretical study and it serves no purpose in practical experiences.

Ethics is a part of philosophy, which is concerned with living ...

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