Ethical Writings of Maimonides Moses Ben Maimonides Page 3…

Ethical Writings of Maimonides Moses Ben Maimonides Page 3, ethics refer to character traits. Ethics is primarily concerned, not with opinions, in which are in the rational part of the soul, not even with human actions, but rather with the moral virtues, which are noble character traits. He emphasizes the aspect of ethics to such an extent that he says all the moral virtues are instrumental to the well-being of other people.

— from True North (Ethics, Integrity, Truth, Values) · Ethical Writings of Maimonides

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Ethics, formally, is the branch of philosophy that deals with the principles governing human behavior — what is right and wrong, just and unjust, good and bad. Maimonides put it more sharply: ethics is fundamentally about character traits, the noble qualities of a person, and nearly all of them turn out to be instruments for the well-being of other people. I define it even more broadly for you: ethics is knowledge — the knowledge of how to deal with other people, with God, and with the world around you. — True North (Ethics, Integrity, Truth, Values)

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