Ethics vs. Ethos
Difference Between Ethics and Ethos
Ethicsnoun
A set of principles of right conduct.
Ethosnoun
The disposition, character, or fundamental values peculiar to a specific person, people, culture, or movement
"They cultivated a subversive alternative ethos" (Anthony Burgess).Ethicsnoun
A theory or a system of moral values
"An ethic of service is at war with a craving for gain" (Gregg Easterbrook).Ethosnoun
The character or fundamental values of a person, people, culture, or movement.
Ethicsnoun
ethics (used with a sing. verb) The study of the general nature of morals and of the specific moral choices to be made by a person; moral philosophy.
Ethosnoun
(rhetoric) A form of rhetoric in which the writer or speaker invokes their authority, competence or expertise in an attempt to persuade others that their view is correct.
Ethicsnoun
ethics (used with a sing. or pl. verb) The rules or standards governing the conduct of a person or the members of a profession
medical ethics.Ethosnoun
(aesthetics) The traits in a work of art which express the ideal or typic character, as influenced by the ethos (character or fundamental values) of a people, rather than realistic or emotional situations or individual character in a narrow sense; opposed to pathos.
Ethicsnoun
(philosophy) The study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct.
Ethosnoun
(anthropology) the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era;
the Greek ethosEthicsnoun
Morality.
Ethicsnoun
The standards that govern the conduct of a person, especially a member of a profession.
Ethicsnoun
motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
Ethicsnoun
the philosophical study of moral values and rules
