morality

moralité, sens moral

Conscience de la différence entre le bien et le mal, accompagnée du souci de bien agir.

En anglais simple : Knowing the difference between right and wrong and trying to behave in the right way.

• Children develop a sense of morality.
• She questioned the morality of lying to protect a friend.
• His actions showed a complete lack of morality.

Synonymes : moral sense

Contraires : immorality

Expressions courantes : sense of morality, lack of morality, morality and justice, basic morality

morale, code moral

Les règles et les idées partagées dans une société sur la façon dont chacun doit se comporter.

En anglais simple : A society's shared rules and beliefs about how people should behave.

• The law reflected the morality of that society.
• Traditional morality shaped their family life.
• Different cultures may have different systems of morality.

Synonymes : moral code, ethics

Expressions courantes : public morality, traditional morality, social morality

morale personnelle, principes moraux

Les convictions personnelles sur le bien et le mal qui guident la conduite de quelqu’un.

En anglais simple : Your own beliefs about what is right and wrong and how you should behave.

• Her morality prevents her from cheating.
• His personal morality changed as he grew older.
• We discussed how our morality affects everyday choices.

Synonymes : principles, ethics, moral code

Expressions courantes : personal morality, your own morality, individual morality

éthique, philosophie morale

L’étude des idées sur le bien, le mal et la façon dont les personnes doivent agir.

En anglais simple : The study of ideas about right and wrong and how people should behave.

• The course covers morality and political philosophy.
• She studies morality at university.
• Their lectures on morality explore why actions are right or wrong.

Synonymes : ethics, moral philosophy

Expressions courantes : study of morality, theories of morality, morality and philosophy