Re:The New Prostitution Economy
by jcfrei on Friday July 08, 2016 @10:29AM
(#12055751)
There's obviously a big overlap between ethics and morality. So how do we differentiate the two sources of law? To me, ethics are the result of a process of critical thinking. Morality is inherited and learned based on our peers and culture. In other words it's a case of deductive vs. inductive reasoning.
[ Parent
| on HN ]
Re:The New Prostitution Economy
by HillaryBriss on Friday July 08, 2016 @11:19AM
(#12056126)
FWIW, here's another way to characterize the difference between ethics and morality:
Ethics is a set of rules about what one person can do to another person. Is this act harmful to another person?
Morality is a set of rules about what a person can do to their own self. Is this act harmful to me?