La moral (del gen. latín mōris, ‘costumbre’, y de ahí mōrālis, ‘lo relativo a los usos y las costumbres’) es un conjunto de normas, creencias, valores y costumbres que dirigen o guían la conducta de las personas en sociedad. La moral permite distinguir que acciones son correctas (buenas) y cuales son incorrectas (malas). Otra perspectiva la define como el conocimiento de lo que el ser humano debe hacer o evitar para conservar la estabilidad social.

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Morality (from the Latin moralitas "manner, character, proper behavior") is the differentiation of intentions, decisions, and actions between those that are distinguished as proper and those that are improper. Morality can be a body of standards or principles derived from a code of conduct from a particular philosophy, religion, or culture, or it can derive from a standard that a person believes should be universal. Morality may also be specifically synonymous with "goodness" or "rightness." Moral philosophy includes moral ontology, or the origin of morals, as well as moral epistemology, or knowledge about morals. Different systems of expressing morality have been proposed, including deontological ethical systems which adhere to a set of established rules, and normative ethical systems which consider the merits of actions themselves. An example of normative ethical philosophy is the Golden Rule, which states that: "One should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself." Immorality is the active opposition to morality (i.e. opposition to that which is good or right), while amorality is variously defined as an unawareness of, indifference toward, or disbelief in any set of moral standards or principles.

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