morality's
Right and wrong's
Morality's is the possessive form of morality—the system of principles distinguishing right from wrong.
It typically precedes what belongs to or derives from moral thinking: morality's influence on law, morality's role in public life.
The possessive allows morality to be treated as an entity with properties, boundaries, or effects.
Study of right conduct
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
- righteousnessMoral correctness or virtue
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
- valuesPrinciples held worthwhile
conscience · integrity · goodness · right · wrong · duty · character · honor
Fair treatment under law
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
- equalitySame status for all
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
liberty · law · governance · corruption · reform · democracy · human rights · civil rights
Study of fundamental truths
- KantGerman Enlightenment thinker
- utilitarianismGreatest-happiness moral theory
- deontologyMorality based on obligations
- consequentialismEthics judging by results
relativism · absolutism · metaethics · Aristotle · Nietzsche · categorical imperative · golden rule · natural law
Expected behavioral standards
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
- societyOrganized communal human existence
community · shame · honor · reputation · conformity · expectations · collective · tradition
ethics
Study of right conduct
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
- righteousnessMoral correctness or virtue
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
values · conscience · integrity · goodness · right · wrong · duty · character · honor · decency
justice
Fair treatment under law
fairness · liberty · law · governance · corruption · reform · democracy · human rights · civil rights · legitimacy
philosophy
Study of fundamental truths
- KantGerman Enlightenment thinker
- utilitarianismGreatest-happiness moral theory
- deontologyMorality based on obligations
consequentialism · relativism · absolutism · metaethics · Aristotle · Nietzsche · categorical imperative · golden rule · natural law · social contract
norms
Expected behavioral standards
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
society · community · shame · honor · reputation · conformity · expectations · collective · tradition · culture
sin
Violation of divine law
- salvationDeliverance from harm
- commandmentsAuthoritative rules demanding compliance
- divineOf or from gods
scripture · soul · redemption · judgment · piety · sanctity · karma · dharma · Torah · Sharia
- Victorian moralityRigid 1800s social standards
- morality taleStory conveying ethical instruction
- morality playsDidactic medieval dramas
- Christian moralityMoral system from Christ's teachings
- sexual moralityStandards for intimate conduct
- morality policeEthics enforcement authority