4-491: A code of honor or honor code is generally a set of rules or ideals or a mode or way of behaving regarding honor that is socially, institutionally, culturally, and/or individually or personally imposed, reinforced, followed, and/or respected by certain individuals and/or certain cultures or societies. Codes of honor frequently concern (often subjective) ethical or moral considerations or cultural or individual values and are commonly found in certain honor cultures or within
8-407: The history of ethical idealism includes a variety of philosophers. In some theories of applied ethics , such as that of Rushworth Kidder , there is importance given to such orders as a way to resolve disputes . In law , for instance, a judge is sometimes called on to resolve the balance between the ideal of truth , which would advise hearing out all evidence, and the ideal of fairness. Given
12-417: The complexity of putting ideals into practice, and resolving conflicts between them, it is not uncommon to see them reduced to dogma . One way to avoid this, according to Bernard Crick , is to have ideals that themselves are descriptive of a process, rather than an outcome. His political virtues try to raise the practical habits useful in resolving disputes into ideals of their own. A virtue , in general,
16-412: The context of cultures, societies, or situations that place importance on honor. The term may specifically refer to: Ideal (ethics) An ideal is a principle or value that one actively pursues as a goal , usually in the context of ethics , and one's prioritization of ideals can serve to indicate the extent of one's dedication to each. The belief in ideals is called ethical idealism, and
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