The Differentiation and Analysis of Relationship between “Ethics” and “Morality” in the Chinese Context

Abstract

In both Western and Chinese contexts, “ethics” and “morality” have always been confused by semantics and blurred boundaries, and “ethics and morality” or “morality and ethics” are often confused with each other. This situation has brought a lot of inconvenience to academic research. Although there have been many research results on the relationship between their, there is no general consensus, and it is necessary to re-analyze and summarize them. In summary, there are three types of research on the relationship between ethics and morality in recent years in Chinese academia: synonymous, heterogeneous, species and genera. Clarifying the relationship between ethics and morality can effectively prevent the tendency of ethical moralism and moral ethicism, help clarify the issue of attribution of ethics and moral disciplines, and at the same time help rebuild the moral beliefs of contemporary people.