Special Ed. for MCR-HRD Special Ed. for MCR-HRD InstituteInstitute

PROF. V. VISWANADHAMPROF. V. VISWANADHAM

Ethics,Ethics,Values Values andand

Good HabitsGood Habits

EthicsEthics

EthicsEthicsEthicsEthics

Ethics: A definitionEthics: A definition

“Relating to what is good or bad, having to do with moral duty and obligation.” ~ Moral is defined as relating to

principles of right and wrong

“Ethics is not about being better than someone else; it’s about being the best we can be.”

Some more definitionsSome more definitions

• Ethics – A branch of philosophy concerned with ways of thinking philosophically about morality, and moral judgment.

• Morality – Human conduct and character referring to “those acts which it makes sense to describe as right or wrong, good or bad.”

• Moral Judgment – Judgments based on considerations of how other people are to be treated, and how others interests are to weigh against their own.

“Nothing is more practical than finding God, that is, falling in love in a quite

absolute, final way. What you are in love with, what seizes your imagination, will

affect everything.

It will decide what gets you out of bed in the morning, what you will do with your

evenings, how you will spend your weekends, what you read, who you know, what breaks your heart, and what amazes

you with joy and gratitude.

Fall in love, stay in love, and it will decide everything.”

“Nothing is more practical than finding God, that is, falling in love in a quite

absolute, final way. What you are in love with, what seizes your imagination, will

affect everything.

It will decide what gets you out of bed in the morning, what you will do with your

evenings, how you will spend your weekends, what you read, who you know, what breaks your heart, and what amazes

you with joy and gratitude.

Fall in love, stay in love, and it will decide everything.”

“Why Not Be a

Bad Person?”

What does “ethics” mean? What does “ethics” mean?

Two common meanings of “ethics”

1) How people actually live (descriptive ethics)

2) Reflection, discourse, and study concerning how people ought to live

(normative ethics)

Morality and EthicsMorality and Ethics

a Morality = our lived experience of human freedom

a -- trying to use our freedom to live well or of discovering what is worth living for and trying to live accordingly)

a Ethics = critical reflection on morality

a --stepping back to examine, analyze, and organize it in order to enhance morality (more abstract);

ü It looks for consistency, logic, order, coherence, conflicts, etc.

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What are the perennial questions of ethics?

What are the perennial questions of ethics?

What should we do What should we do with our freedom? with our freedom?

Related QuestionsRelated Questions

What is a good life? worth living for? human flourishing? the best way to achieve these goals?

At the root of such questions lie three moral conceptions:

Good -- character and lives Good = valuable, precious, desirable,

meaningful, fulfilling, promoting flourishing

Right -- actionsJust -- communities

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VVAALLUUEESS

ARE VALUESARE VALUES DIFFERENTDIFFERENT

IN IN DIFFERENTDIFFERENT FIELDS ? FIELDS ?

Why there is general indifference Why there is general indifference towards VALUES?towards VALUES?

ARE THESE VALUES ETERNAL ?ARE THESE VALUES ETERNAL ? OR,OR, ARE THEY ARE THEY SUBJECT TO CHANGE,SUBJECT TO CHANGE,

WITH CHANGING TIMES ?WITH CHANGING TIMES ?. . . .. . . . as in the case of fashions ?as in the case of fashions ?

ARE THESE VALUESARE THESE VALUES UNIVERSAL UNIVERSAL ? ? [ UNIFORMLY APPLICABLE TO ALL ~[ UNIFORMLY APPLICABLE TO ALL ~

IRRESPECTIVE OFIRRESPECTIVE OF

RELIGION, CASTE, CREED,RELIGION, CASTE, CREED,

AGE, GENDER, AND SO ON ?AGE, GENDER, AND SO ON ? ]]

THE INEQUALITY,THE INEQUALITY,THE INEFFICIENCY,THE INEFFICIENCY,THE INDIFFERENCE,THE INDIFFERENCE,

THE INEFFECTIVENESS . . .THE INEFFECTIVENESS . . .THE GROWING POVERTY,THE GROWING POVERTY,

THE EXPLODING CORRUPTION,THE EXPLODING CORRUPTION,CHEATING, CRIME, VIOLENCE, VULGARITY,CHEATING, CRIME, VIOLENCE, VULGARITY,

EVER-INCREASING POLLUTION,EVER-INCREASING POLLUTION,~ NOT JUST IN ENVIRONMENT,~ NOT JUST IN ENVIRONMENT,

BUT IN THOUGHT, WORD AND ACTION,BUT IN THOUGHT, WORD AND ACTION,DECREASING STANDARDS,DECREASING STANDARDS,

DECLINING VALUES,DECLINING VALUES,WEAKNENING FAMILY TIES,WEAKNENING FAMILY TIES,

GET-QUICK-RICH BY ANY MEANS ATTITUDE . . . GET-QUICK-RICH BY ANY MEANS ATTITUDE . . .

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~ WARM, SHINING & UPLIFTING~ WARM, SHINING & UPLIFTING

~ DISCRIMINATING, EXPLOITING~ DISCRIMINATING, EXPLOITING & DEGRADING& DEGRADING

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IN GOD’S CREATION,IN GOD’S CREATION,IT IS BELIEVED THAT THERE AREIT IS BELIEVED THAT THERE ARE84 LAKHS OF SPECIES ~84 LAKHS OF SPECIES ~

WITH WITH HUMAN LIFEHUMAN LIFE TOPPING THE LIST.TOPPING THE LIST.

THE HUMAN BEING THE HUMAN BEING IS BLESSED WITH IS BLESSED WITH A MIND – A MIND – THE THINKING FACULTY, &THE THINKING FACULTY, &““VIVEKA” – THE FACULTY OF DISCRIMINATION.VIVEKA” – THE FACULTY OF DISCRIMINATION.

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“ “ EVERYBODY TODAY SEEMS TO BE EVERYBODY TODAY SEEMS TO BE IN SUCH A TERRIBLE RUSH, IN SUCH A TERRIBLE RUSH, ANXIOUS FOR GREATER DEVELOPMENTS ANXIOUS FOR GREATER DEVELOPMENTS AND GREATER RICHES AND SO ON, AND GREATER RICHES AND SO ON, ~ PARENTS HAVE VERY LITTLE TIME~ PARENTS HAVE VERY LITTLE TIME

FOR EACH OTHER;FOR EACH OTHER; PARENTS HAVE NOT MUCH TIME PARENTS HAVE NOT MUCH TIME

FOR THEIR CHILDREN; -FOR THEIR CHILDREN; -

AND IN THE HOME BEGINS AND IN THE HOME BEGINS THE DISRUPTION OF PEACE OF THE WORLD”THE DISRUPTION OF PEACE OF THE WORLD”

MOTHER THERESA MOTHER THERESA

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POLITICSPOLITICS PRINCIPLESPRINCIPLES

SCIENCESCIENCE HUMANITYHUMANITY

COMMERCECOMMERCE MORALITYMORALITY

WEALTHWEALTH WORKWORK

WORSHIPWORSHIP COMPASSIONCOMPASSION

PLEASUREPLEASURE CONSCIENCECONSCIENCE

EDUCATIONEDUCATION CHARACTERCHARACTER

PURUSHARTHASPURUSHARTHAS&&

ASHRAMASASHRAMAS

DHARMADHARMA

ARTHAARTHA

KAMAKAMA

MOKSHAMOKSHA

BRAHMACHARYABRAHMACHARYA

GRUHASTHAGRUHASTHA

VANAPRASTHAVANAPRASTHA

SANYASASANYASA

RIGHT / WRONG ?RIGHT / WRONG ?

TRUTH / UNTRUTH ?TRUTH / UNTRUTH ?

LOVE FORLOVE FOR GODGOD

FEAR OFFEAR OF SINSIN

SSOOCCIIAALL

MMOORRAALLIITTYY

IN UNDERSTANDING LOVE – THE MOST BASIC HUMAN VALUE

IN SPEECH

IN ACTION

IN THOUGHT

IN UNDERSTANDING

SSTTAARRTT THE DAY WITHTHE DAY WITH L O V EL O V E

SSPPEENNDD THE DAY WITHTHE DAY WITH L O V EL O V E

FILLFILL THE DAY WITHTHE DAY WITH L O V EL O V E

ENDEND THE DAY WITHTHE DAY WITH L O V EL O V E~ THAT IS THE WAY TO FIND~ THAT IS THE WAY TO FIND

• CHARACTERCHARACTER• INTEGRITYINTEGRITY• OBJECTIVITYOBJECTIVITY• PURSUIT OF TRUTHPURSUIT OF TRUTH• CONCENTRATIONCONCENTRATION• PURITY OF PURITY OF [ T+W+A ][ T+W+A ]

• TRUTHFULNESSTRUTHFULNESS• PATIENCEPATIENCE• SELF-MASTERYSELF-MASTERY

• COMMITMENTCOMMITMENT• PUNCTUALITYPUNCTUALITY• EQUALITYEQUALITY• ORDERLINESSORDERLINESS• SIMPLICITYSIMPLICITY• HONESTYHONESTY• HUMILITYHUMILITY• ABSENCE OF ANGERABSENCE OF ANGER• CLEANLINESS CLEANLINESS Etc.,Etc.,

GOODGOODHABITSHABITS

PROF. V. VISWANADHAMPROF. V. VISWANADHAM

GOODGOOD

HABITS

HABITS

Creates and Creates and developsdevelops

FORCE OF HABITFORCE OF HABIT

EASYEASYTOTO

ACQUIREACQUIRE

DIFFICULTDIFFICULTTOTO

STOPSTOPHABITS

HABITS

HABITSHABITSREVEAL / REVEAL / REFLECTREFLECTOUROURCHARACTERCHARACTER

OUR PERSONALITYOUR PERSONALITY

HABITSHABITSHAVE THE POWER TOHAVE THE POWER TO

ATTRACTATTRACT / / REPELREPEL

ABILITIESABILITIES[[ By Birth or AcquiredBy Birth or Acquired ]]

Combined withCombined withadequateadequate PRACTICEPRACTICEDevelop Develop YOUR SKILLSYOUR SKILLS

IFIFfor some reason for some reason

PRACTICE IS POORPRACTICE IS POORthe standard of the standard of YOUR SKILLSYOUR SKILLSwill also be will also be

POORPOOR

GOOD HABITS,GOOD HABITS,are very essential are very essential

for for SUCCESSSUCCESS in in LIFE.LIFE.

Foundation of Foundation of GOOD HABITSGOOD HABITSforms the basis for forms the basis for developing competence & developing competence & strengthening of positive attitudesstrengthening of positive attitudesthat together contribute to that together contribute to

SUCCESSSUCCESS IN IN

ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE.ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE.

NEVERNEVERNEVER NEVER NEVERNEVERUNDERESTIMATEUNDERESTIMATE

THE POWER OFTHE POWER OFGOOD HABITSGOOD HABITS

GOODGOODHABITSHABITS

GOODGOODWORKWORK HABITSHABITS

GOODGOODLIFELIFEHABITSHABITS

GOOD HABITSGOOD HABITS

W. A. T. C. W. A. T. C. H.H. W = WORDS

A = ACTIONS

T = THOUGHTS

C = CHARACTER

H = HEAD & HEART

ThoughtsThoughts WordsWords

ActionsActions

HabitsHabits CharacterCharacter

L I F EL I F E

WE ARE OUR THOUGHTS

OUR THOUGHTS

MAKE OUR LIFE

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