UPSC 2022 GS-IV · 10 marks · 150 words

It is believed that adherence to ethics in human actions would ensure in smooth functioning of an organization/system. If so, what does ethics seek to promote in human life? How do ethical values assist in the resolution of conflicts faced by him in his day-to-day functioning?

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Ethics promotes: trust (the system's lubricant), predictability, dignity, cooperation over defection
Evidence: high-trust organisations' lower transaction costs; integrity collapses' systemic price (2008 as macro case)
Values as tie-breakers where rules are silent: truthfulness in disclosure, fairness in allocation, empathy in enforcement
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It is believed that adherence to ethics in human actions would ensure in smooth functioning of an organization/system. If so, what does ethics seek to promote in human life? How do ethical values assist in the resolution of conflicts faced by him in his day-to-day functioning?

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