| Origin of the word |
It has its origins in the Greek word “ethike” which means the study of habits. |
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- Ethics refers to well-founded moral norms that dictate what humans should do, usually in terms of rights, obligations, societal advantages, justice, or special qualities.
- It means an ongoing endeavour to examine our moral views and actions, to ensure that we, and the institutions we help form, adhere to reasonable and well-founded norms.
- Ethics is a branch of philosophy that aims to understand the decision-making process in an individual and how it impacts the individual and society.
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| Tools of Ethics |
Values, norms, principles, and beliefs are some of the tools used to showcase ethical actions. |
| Importance of Ethics |
It helps in:
- It creates happiness.
- Progressive in nature.
- Minimizes inequalities.
- It ensures a stable order.
- It builds social cohesion.
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| Importance for an administrator to be ethical |
An ethical administrator will ensure:
- Observing constitutional values like Equality, liberty, fraternity, and justice and realizing other goals enshrined in FR and DPSP.
- Encourages participatory democracy
- Easier to achieve Sustainable Development Goals. Ex: Corruption-less governance might better alleviate poverty conditions.
- It can boost the performance of the government.
- It enhances the value of administration at both the central and state level.
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| Policies aimed at creating an ethical administration in India |
Right to Information (RTI) Act, Citizen’s charter, Mission Karmayogi etc. |
| Leaders, administrators and philosophers have known for their ethics |
Buddha, Mahavira, Ashoka, Akbar, Abraham Lincoln, Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Ashok Khemka, Durgashakthi Nagpal, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, Ratan Tata, Warren Buffett etc. |
| Quotes to remember |
- “Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do.”- Potter Stewart.
- “The time is always right to do what is right.”- Martin Luther King, Jr.
- “A man’s ethical behaviour should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties and needs; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death.”- Albert Einstein.
- Morality is the basis of things and truth is the substance of all morality- MK Gandhi.
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