ethics 2

• Ethics is about matters such as the good that we should pursue and the bad that we should avoid, the right ways in which we could or should act, and the wrong ways of acting
• Values can be monetary, but in ethics, we are not referring to the monetary value of items
• Value judgments made on the worth of an item in monetary terms are not ethical value judgments without context
• Aesthetics involves personal approval or disapproval judgments about what we see, hear, smell, or taste
• Actions that are considered right or wrong may not always be related to ethics, such as following baking instructions or game rules
• Etiquette involves right and wrong actions maintained by society, but may not always be considered ethical concerns
• Ethics involves valuations in human actions characterized by gravity and concerning human well-being or life itself
• Ethical discussions often include matters related to life and death, human well-being, poverty, inequality, or sexual identity
• The distinction between what belongs to ethics and what does not is not always clearly defined, leading to debates on what activities fall under ethical discussions