in each of us that allows us to decipher between right and wrong, good and bad, fair and unfair, or even attainable and unattainable. The ability for us to make these choices is our willingness to follow our "rules". "The rational basis for urging us to follow the moral rules is that it is for our own good (and that of family and friends) if others follow these rules."(Scenarios page 453)
Ethics, like morals, are beliefs that allow us to distinguish between right and wrong, yet ethics are more likely to be something that we learn from our society/culture. Morals are usually a belief that comes from within. "But in ethics we must seek that to which all rational men could agree."(Scenarios page 445) There are certain ethical codes that are like unwritten laws in some cultures and communities. For example: "Health care professionals have an inherent ethical obligation to respect the sanctity of life
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