 Ethical Principles in the Modern WorldBarry L. Jackson Logos Universalitate Mentalitate Educatie Noutate - Sectiunea Stiinte Sociale/ Logos Universality Mentality Education Novelty - Section: Social Sciences, 2019, vol. 8, issue 2, 63-75 Abstract: The ancient Greeks believed that moral character was developed through proper training. With the correct education one would develop a strong moral sense, leading to right behaviour, pure thought and hence, to contentment. Several models of virtue and ethics were developed by Greek philosophers in the fifth century Before the Common Era (B.C.E.). These models of Ethikos referred to the more broadly understood concept of one?s moral character, inherent in all men, and were intended to aid in the development of that character through guidance. In modern times ethical codes have proliferated in the professions and have become both prescriptive and restrictive. This paper discusses this proliferate development in the twentieth century, the need for ethical codes and conflicts within ethical theories. Keywords: ethics; ethical codes; ethical behaviour; theories of ethics; virtue; moral character; ethikos (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:lum:rev17s:v:8:y:2019:i:2:p:63-75 DOI: 10.18662/lumenss/25 Access Statistics for this article More articles in Logos Universalitate Mentalitate Educatie Noutate - Sectiunea Stiinte Sociale/ Logos Universality Mentality Education Novelty - Section: Social Sciences from Editura Lumen, Department of Economics |
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