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2. Ethics is not law

Ethics deals with rights and wrongs; what is proper and what is not. Propriety is

different from legality, which is what the law lays down. Ethics is not a matter

of law. The case of haggling referred to in the earlier paragraph will not attract

the provisions of any law.

3. Values

Ethics is related to values. Values are standards of right and wrong. Individuals

have values.

Values are learnt from contacts and experiences with persons who articulate

values. Values are learnt from the mother's knees, (listening to fables and fairy

tales), school, dinner table conversations, literature, stories of heroes, legends

and spiritual discourses.

B. E valuating Ethics

a) Morality

b) Religion

c) Ethics has validity in a context

d) Intentions

e) Selfishness