Ethics represent the science of morality and theories of moral duty. There are many approaches to framing ethics in the modern world, one of which is defining them as a system of norms. This concept of ethics is a form of morality constituting a system of customs of a specific social group and is expressed in lifestyle choices or general moral behaviour.
The ethics of work cover a wide spectrum of concepts. For example, the morality that a person displays in the course of their work following the standards of a profession is often guided by a professional code of ethics. Therefore, it is a set of norms and principles from which employers' obligations towards employees arise, and a person should perform their work well in accordance with specific standards that are prerequisites of their profession.
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There is no single definition of ethics. The very word is derived from the Greek “ethos,” which means custom. Its synonym, the Latin word “moralis,” has an analogous meaning, and we derive the modern term “morality” from it. Therefore, both words originate in the concept of custom(s). Over the centuries, our understanding of ethics has undergone many transformations (Cherrington, 1980).
Ethics can refer to a personal belief in what is right and what is wrong. It is the science of what is moral, what formulates the principles of moral behaviour, and what regulates the relationship(s) of one individual to another. In the colloquial sense, ethics are a set of moral norms recognized by a social community. This becomes a reference point for the evaluation and regulation of behaviour to integrate the group around certain values, and we can consider ethics to be a set of judgments and moral norms adopted in a given environment. The development of ethics has a deep history as a branch of philosophy and often focuses on humans' individual moral duty in how they act. From the earliest periods of time, ethics focused on the science of morality and how, from the birth of moral consciousness in an individual, ethics accompany people in their striving for self-definition. This encompasses an individual's concept of their place and role in life, their vocation, their understanding of the meaning of life, and/or their concept of duty to society (Blau & Ryan, 1997).
Aristotle argued that human nature is complex and that its needs must be met. Thus, he argued that the goal of humans is to perform practical activities and that their performance should be in accordance with reason; that is, that one should live life while respecting ethical virtues. Aristotle stated that habits are the cause of virtue, which would imply that virtue does not develop through teaching or belief alone but is the result of conscientious living and acting (Cherrington, 1980).
In literature, ethics has been recognized as the science of morality since ancient Greece. Its task has become to determine what assessment is made of people's attitudes and ways of acting in a given culture or community, which are good or bad.
Constitutively, ethics, in addition to good and bad, deals with the issue of happiness, freedom and human dignity, moral duty, purpose and effectiveness of action, enslavement and humiliation, autonomy and conscience, reliability and loyalty, good name or disgrace, honor and respect, punishment or violence, etc. The many ethical systems in different cultures give rise to different ideas about these values. Literature devotes a lot of space to this subject and tries to relate generally applicable standards to our times, making comparisons with values fundamental to ethical issues.