Ethics from a Western Perspective
Ethics refers to human conduct and behaviour as it relates to right or wrong and good or bad. In the western perspective, ethics, moral philosophy and principles of a person or an organization concerning their behaviour towards others, whether implied or explicitly stated by them. The term ‘ethics’ is derived from the Greek word ethos, which means character or habit. A set of ethical standards are what people call morality or ethical code of conduct which helps us decide between right and wrong. As per Aristotle’s definition, Ethics is concerned with what makes a man good. Thus, one can say that according to westerners, morality is that set of standards by which we judge an individual’s character for their behaviour.
Approaches of Ethical Study: Indian Perspective and Western Perspective
The ethical study is one of the important topics, which has drawn great attention all over the world. Not only in Western countries but also in India, this subject has been taken very seriously in recent times due to its relevance and importance in our day-to-day life. In the field of ethics, there are two schools of thought that are commonly referred to as the Indian perspective and the Western perspective. They both have their own set of theories and applications but what differs greatly between them is how they approach ethical theory. The Western perspective takes a more theoretical approach while the Indian perspective takes more of a practical approach in their studies on ethics. The Indian and western views are profoundly different from each other on this topic and therefore it will be interesting to know about them, which will eventually help us to lead a meaningful life and become good human beings. This article, therefore, aims at providing basic information about these two ethical perspectives along with some similarities and differences between them.