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What is the main function of the law?
What is the main function of the law?
- To dictate individual beliefs
- To conform to ethical rules
- To enforce moral standards
- To regulate and govern the behavior of a society (correct)
What determines morality?
What determines morality?
- Ethical standards
- Behavior that is universally accepted
- Society, religion, and individual beliefs (correct)
- Laws and regulations
What are ethics based on?
What are ethics based on?
- Moral standards (correct)
- Individual beliefs
- Law
- Universal behavior
Do law and ethics always overlap?
Do law and ethics always overlap?
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What is morality often described as?
What is morality often described as?
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Study Notes
Law and Morality
- A system of rules administered and enforced by the state to regulate and govern societal behaviour.
- Law is not the same as morality, which is derived from beliefs, society, and religion.
Morality
- Differing from individual to individual, morality influences our own behaviour.
- Often described as conformity with what society conceives to be acceptable behaviour.
Ethics and Law
- Ethics arise from moral standards that influence behaviour.
- Law and ethics do not always overlap, some laws lack an ethical basis.
- Many ethical/moral rules are not backed up by law.
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