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The differences between ethics and morality: some reflection

Most philosophers and scholars have used ethics and morality interchangeably considering morality as the subject matter of ethics. However, it is realized based on an in-depth examination that this kind of use defeats the purpose of ethics as a separate discipline. Ethics cannot deal with morals alo...

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Main Author: Ali, Mohd Mumtaz
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Language:English
Published: Institute of Social Sciences and Development, Karachi 2023
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BJ Ethics
BJ1188 Religious ethics
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spelling my.iium.irep.1062862023-09-04T08:45:50Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/106286/ The differences between ethics and morality: some reflection Ali, Mohd Mumtaz BJ Ethics BJ1188 Religious ethics Most philosophers and scholars have used ethics and morality interchangeably considering morality as the subject matter of ethics. However, it is realized based on an in-depth examination that this kind of use defeats the purpose of ethics as a separate discipline. Ethics cannot deal with morals alone. Its subject matter is whole life, especially metaphysical dimensions. Based on the method of content analysis it is claimed here that the scope and subject matter of ethics pervades whole life and the world. Hence, based on literature review it is established that both ethics and Islamic ethics are currently dealing with morals. Ethics as rational search must be based on knowledge instead of metaphysical speculation and philosophical conjecture. It is also contended that at the very outset the role of ethics is to conduct search for its knowledge-based foundation. It is claimed that the dominant view of ethics must be liberated from its conjectural and speculative foundation and be replaced by the foundation of knowledge - True, Authentic, and Universal Knowledge [TAUK]. Institute of Social Sciences and Development, Karachi 2023-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/106286/1/106286_The%20differences%20between%20ethics%20and%20morality.pdf Ali, Mohd Mumtaz (2023) The differences between ethics and morality: some reflection. AFKAR: Journal of Islamic & Religious Studies, 7 (2). pp. 1-16. ISSN 2616-9223 E-ISSN 2616-8588
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BJ1188 Religious ethics
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BJ1188 Religious ethics
Ali, Mohd Mumtaz
The differences between ethics and morality: some reflection
description Most philosophers and scholars have used ethics and morality interchangeably considering morality as the subject matter of ethics. However, it is realized based on an in-depth examination that this kind of use defeats the purpose of ethics as a separate discipline. Ethics cannot deal with morals alone. Its subject matter is whole life, especially metaphysical dimensions. Based on the method of content analysis it is claimed here that the scope and subject matter of ethics pervades whole life and the world. Hence, based on literature review it is established that both ethics and Islamic ethics are currently dealing with morals. Ethics as rational search must be based on knowledge instead of metaphysical speculation and philosophical conjecture. It is also contended that at the very outset the role of ethics is to conduct search for its knowledge-based foundation. It is claimed that the dominant view of ethics must be liberated from its conjectural and speculative foundation and be replaced by the foundation of knowledge - True, Authentic, and Universal Knowledge [TAUK].
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author Ali, Mohd Mumtaz
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title_short The differences between ethics and morality: some reflection
title_full The differences between ethics and morality: some reflection
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publisher Institute of Social Sciences and Development, Karachi
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