Morality / Ethics, what do we mean?

* What does it mean to be moral or ethical, a person of integrity?

* How do we become ethical people? By nature? Nurture? Choice?

* How have various cultural and religious traditions defined ethical conduct and character?

* Is ethics fundamentally subjective, or relative to culture?

* Are there any basic rights or obligations that transcend cultures and subjective values?

* What is just? How should we weigh conflicting principles of justice?

* Who (or what) should "count" in our moral deliberations? Humans only? All sentient animals? All living things?

* What ethical issues do we need to face today in political and professional life?

* How might our ethical deliberations lead us to action?

By David Perry – Markkula Center for Applied Ethics