There are several different connections between the terms "ethics" and "morality". In most cases, the term “ethics” is synonymous with the term “morality”. However, they can also be used to distinguish between different areas of morality (Downie 33). Ethics is the philosophical study of morality. Morality is the system that describes the rules or criteria that guide human conduct. It is a system made up of rules and moral principles used to differentiate between right and wrong. These rules and moral principles are otherwise known as “rules of conduct”. A theory is a structured set of statements used to explain (or predict) a set of facts or concepts. A moral theory therefore explains why a certain action is wrong – or why we should act in certain ways. it is a theory of how we determine good and bad behavior. Furthermore, moral theories provide the framework upon which we think and discuss reasonedly, and thus evaluate specific moral issues. In presenting a moral theory, we simply describe how. people, in their daily “actions” and “thoughts,” form judgments about what is right and wrong. Or are we prescribing how people should make these judgments (The Nature of Morality and Moral Theories)? Is there a way to do this adequately. describe morality? Different cultures and traditions have different cultural and traditional values. The same can be said for moral values. Like cultural and traditional values, moral values ​​develop through the process of socialization and are influenced by a particular environment. morality is inherently subjective and our understanding of it is potentially flawed? Is morality simply a construct that evolves in order to adapt to "o...... middle of paper...... o the definition of morality can bridge the gap between fact and action . Nor does any definition of morality have any significant general advantages over other plausible definitions that have been suggested. It follows that disputes over the definition of morality and the "is-ought" problem are disputes over words that do not raise truly meaningful questions. This point is not entirely new. The existence of a gap between reason and action was the basis of Hume's arguments that moral judgments do not follow from reason. For Hume believed that moral judgments must be linked to action, whereas reason alone cannot lead to action. If someone had suggested that "moral judgment" be defined in a way that was not necessarily action-related, Hume would no doubt have been prepared to admit that, so defined, moral judgments could arise from reason. (Singer)