Both Ethics and moral governs human action and behavior but are different in the following manner. Some differences are as follows:
Ethics |
Morals |
Ethics means what is right and wrong concerning a particular class of human action, behaviour, and culture. |
Moral means what according to an individual is right or wrong. |
It is according to a social standard. |
It is according to individuals own standards. |
It has Greek origin from the word “ethos” meaning “character”. |
It has Latin origin from the word “mos” meaning “custom”. |
Acceptable by legal guidelines within a society or organisation. |
It is a person's inner instinct or voice. |