Sep 27, 2006 · But etymologically, the term ‘moral’ comes from the Latin mos, which means custom or habit, and it is a translation of the Greek ethos, which means roughly the same thing, and is the origin of the term ‘ethics’. In contemporary non-technical use, the two terms are more or less interchangeable, though ‘ethics’ has slightly more ...

Victorian era morality & values in literature. As mentioned earlier, movements for justice, freedom, and other strong moral values were pitted against greed, exploitation, and cynicism.The writings of Charles Dickens, in particular, observed and raised awareness about these conditions.It is also said that Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels’ analysis of capitalism is in and as a reaction to ...

Morality as Freedomi … elevating though man's privilege is, of being capable of such an idea as freedom of choice - [those who are accustomed only to physiological explanations] are stirred up by the proud claims of speculative reason, which feels its power so strongly in other fields.

LAW AND MORALITY IN H.L.A. HART'S LEGAL PHILOSOPHY WILLIAM C. STARR* I. CRITICISM AND UNDERSTANDING It is a mistake to make generalizations about two oppos-ing theories of law: natural law and legal positivism.'