Moral Problem or Ethical Problem?
I have an assignment for my religion class. It's to present a song in front of the class and argue whether it's a moral problem or an ethical problem. My song is Keep Ya Head Up by Tupac. I have no idea which it is, so I was wondering if you anyone could help me and the reason why. Thanks! :)
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I agree with AM.
"What is morality, or ethics? It is a code of values to guide man’s choices and actions—the choices and actions that determine the purpose and the course of his life. Ethics, as a science, deals with discovering and defining such a code." http://aynrandlexicon.com/book/conceptual.html#eth...
Going by that, the lyrics would be 'ethical' if it was an attempt to define what is moral; the lyrics would be 'moral' if they were already determined. But I'm not certain the author meant it that concretely. In her first and second sentences, she uses them interchangeably.
What is the distinction between a moral and ethical problem? Moral philosophers (also known as "ethicists") tend to use the terms interchangably. There is no universally-recognised distinction between the two terms, so you'll have to describe the distinction before anyone can answer the question. In the words of Thomas Jefferson, "Ideas must be distinct before reason can act upon them."
Moral.