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 Morality Morality in the broad sense is a special form of public consciousness and a type of social relations. Morality in the narrow sense is a set of principles and behavioural norms of people in relation to each other, society and nature. Morality is an axiological structure of the human mind, a socially relevant method of regulating human activity in all spheres of life, including labour, private life and treatment of nature. Ethical principles Ethical principles are the axiological basis of social bonds and the culture of interpersonal relations and that of the treatment of nature. Ethical principles:
Fundamental moral rule Do not harm. Today this principle must be applied without fail not only in relation to ones neighbour, but also in the relation to future generations and the environment. Ethical ideal The ethical ideal is a conception of moral perfection, the highest moral standard. Ethical guides An ethical guide is a notion kept by a person of what should be approved and disapproved. Such guides usually take a tangible form of such qualities as:
Ethical and ecological guides
Ethical position An ethical position is an evaluation of the norms of social behaviour and compliance with them. An individual should be aware of his own ethical position as guidelines of his activities. It encompasses internal motivation of a persons behaviour, self-control, conscience, sense of personal dignity. Moral reliability of a worker Moral reliability of a worker is an index of his moral development characterized by his ability to work in accordance with socially accepted norms and standards of professional ethics. Moral standards Moral standards are relatively stable ways of behaviour, customs, manners:
Sententious judgment Sententious judgment (sentence, opinion) is an aphorism of a moralizing character. Ethics Ethics (habit, moral standard) is a system of rules of moral behaviour of a person, professional or social group. Environmental ethics Environmental ethics is a set of ethical principles and norms regulating humans treatment of nature. Environmental ethics is based on the understanding that nature is our common house and common heritage of mankind. Keeping it in a state that ensures sustainability is the duty of the humankind and each individual. The fundamental tenet of environmental ethics is the belief that each instance of life is unique and an end in itself. Deep respect for life is the basis of a persons moral behaviour. Ethical relations between people are a prerequisite for a humane attitude towards nature. Basis of environmental responsibility Environmental responsibility, like other types of social responsibility, must have a moral foundation. The freedom of nature management should be restricted by moral and legal regulations, as well as by the natural laws of life evolution on the Earth. Moral code Moral code is a system of views concerning the purpose of human life, encompassing the notions of the good and the evil, justice, conscience, the meaning of life. Conscience Conscience is a persons capability to exercise moral self-control which manifests itself in the form of:
Consciousness Consciousness in the moral sense is the highest degree of conscience, the ability to analyze the surrounding world. Moral social norms Moral social norms are moral imperatives demanding certain types of behaviour based on commonly accepted assumptions about:
Moral norms are embedded in commandments and human assumptions of what is appropriate or not. Hedonism Hedonism is a moral and ethic doctrine, in which pleasure is the utmost benefit and criterion of human behaviour shaping the whole system of moral regulations. New social model The new social model has two important aspects:
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