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Ethics and Western culture

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Difference between Ethics and Western culture

Ethics vs. Western culture

Ethics or moral philosophy is a branch of philosophy that involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong conduct. Western culture, sometimes equated with Western civilization, Occidental culture, the Western world, Western society, European civilization,is a term used very broadly to refer to a heritage of social norms, ethical values, traditional customs, belief systems, political systems and specific artifacts and technologies that have some origin or association with Europe.

Similarities between Ethics and Western culture

Ethics and Western culture have 13 things in common (in Unionpedia): Aristotle, Culture, David Hume, Economics, Ethics, Humanism, Law, Philosophy, Rationalism, Social norm, Society, Socrates, Western philosophy.

Aristotle

Aristotle (Ἀριστοτέλης Aristotélēs,; 384–322 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher and scientist born in the city of Stagira, Chalkidiki, in the north of Classical Greece.

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Culture

Culture is the social behavior and norms found in human societies.

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David Hume

David Hume (born David Home; 7 May 1711 NS (26 April 1711 OS) – 25 August 1776) was a Scottish philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist, who is best known today for his highly influential system of philosophical empiricism, skepticism, and naturalism.

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Economics

Economics is the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.

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Ethics

Ethics or moral philosophy is a branch of philosophy that involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong conduct.

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Humanism

Humanism is a philosophical and ethical stance that emphasizes the value and agency of human beings, individually and collectively, and generally prefers critical thinking and evidence (rationalism and empiricism) over acceptance of dogma or superstition.

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Law

Law is a system of rules that are created and enforced through social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior.

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Philosophy

Philosophy (from Greek φιλοσοφία, philosophia, literally "love of wisdom") is the study of general and fundamental problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language.

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Rationalism

In philosophy, rationalism is the epistemological view that "regards reason as the chief source and test of knowledge" or "any view appealing to reason as a source of knowledge or justification".

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Social norm

From a sociological perspective, social norms are informal understandings that govern the behavior of members of a society.

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Society

A society is a group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction, or a large social group sharing the same geographical or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations.

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Socrates

Socrates (Sōkrátēs,; – 399 BC) was a classical Greek (Athenian) philosopher credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy, and as being the first moral philosopher, of the Western ethical tradition of thought.

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Western philosophy

Western philosophy is the philosophical thought and work of the Western world.

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Ethics and Western culture Comparison

Ethics has 243 relations, while Western culture has 574. As they have in common 13, the Jaccard index is 1.59% = 13 / (243 + 574).

References

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