General Studies IV · Subtopic
Dimensions of ethics
Official syllabus
Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in-human actions; dimensions of ethics; ethics - in private and public relationships. Human Values - lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators; role of family society and educational institutions in inculcating values.
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What this covers
Different ethical lenses ask different questions: what duty applies, what a good character would do, what harms follow and whether burdens are fairly shared. No single label settles a case by itself.
Key ideas
- duty
- virtue
- consequence
- care
- justice