A Key Terms In The Educational Study of Morality, Character, and Ethics

Abstract

Human beings are social creatures who cannot live alone in this world. As time passes, individuals seek out others, perhaps in search of assistance, companionship, and life partners. One person becomes interconnected with another. When interacting with each other, individuals inevitably assess the morals and ethics of one another. Living in the world as social beings, humans also require education to carry out their daily activities. Education is an effort undertaken by individuals to acquire knowledge, which is then used as a foundation for attitudes and behavior. Through character education, individuals can develop, and education can be considered a process of humanization. Education is also a societal effort to prepare a useful younger generation for the nation. A good nation is closely tied to good morals and ethics. Morality is often associated with human activities based on values of good or bad. Morality establishes boundaries used to determine desires, opinions, or actions deemed right or wrong, good or bad. In addition to morality, good ethics is also necessary in interacting with others. Ethics can be equated with virtues or manners. According to Ibn Miskawayh, ethics is the state of a person's soul that impels them to act without going through the process of deliberation.