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LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

In this chapter, we will discuss the following important topics.

  • Ethics and morality
  • Sports and culture

INTRODUCTION

Etymologically, the word “ethics” corresponds to the Greek word “ethos” meaning character, habit, customs, way of behaving, etc. Ethics is also called “moral philosophy”. The word “moral” comes from the Latin word “mores” which refers to customs, character, behavior etc. Thus, ethics may be defined as the systematic study of human actions from the point of view of their rightness or wrongness, as a means to the attainment of ultimate happiness. It is the reflective study of what is good or bad in that part ...

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