Ethics in Buddhism

Ethics in Buddhism are based on the enlightened perspective of the Buddha. Morality is woven into the fabric of Buddhism; and all major Buddhist schools emphasize the importance of the moral life. Four Noble Truths and Eight Fold Path Buddha laid out guidelines for each of ..

Ethics of Care of Carol Gilligan

Carol Gilligan challenged Lawrence Kohlberg’s stage theory of moral development. Gilligan argued that his model was male biased, and failed to include the perspectives of women, and downgraded women to the status of deviants from the norm.  She proposed a ..

Ethical Thoughts of Socrates

Socrates was the first systematic moral thinker, who led an exemplary life spending most of his time in philosophical discussion. He himself did not write anything. Instead he questioned people on philosophical issues, especially about the nature of the good ..

Role of Families & Society in Inculcating Values

Family is the foundation on which values are built. Moral values like truthfulness, happiness, peace, justice are instilled in children’s thoughts, feelings and actions and they function as ideals and standards that govern their actions in their life. The value ..

Ethics and Integrity: Meaning of Integrity

Integrity is the elementary value for any profession. It is important for all those who exhibit strong moral and ethical principles. It deals with exhibiting fairness and honesty in all professional and personal relations. It is considered as a personal ..

Factors affecting Values and Traits

A trait is characteristic of the person that change over time, but shouldn’t change rapidly. They should be stable attributes of the person. It represents a pattern of behaviour, thinking, or feeling that is consistent over a variety of different ..

Key Foundational Values for Civil Services

Civil services are an integral part of Indian democracy. They play a great role in societal development as they have the responsibilities of both decision making and policy implementation. They are vital as they have to maintain same standards of ..

Human Values in Ethics

Values are the guiding principles of our lives. They are essential for positive human behaviour and actions in our daily lives. They are formed on the basis of interests, choices, needs, desires and preferences. They have played important role in ..

Attitude: Meaning and Scope under Ethics and Integrity

An attitude is a learned tendency to evaluate people, issues, objects or events in certain way. Such evaluations are often positive or negative, but they can also be uncertain / mixed at times. Our attitude can vary in strength along ..

Influence and Relation of Attitude with Thought And Behaviour

Behaviour is clearer concept than attitude as behaviour is described as a change in the physical state of an individual as he responds physically and emotionally to any perceived situation. It is classified into two broad categories, namely: Overt Behaviour ..