News reports about vicious beatings, pyramid schemes, or cheaters taking advantage of the system, make us wonder where the ethical boundaries in our society have gone. Have we pushed the ethical envelope so far that we've lost touch with the basic definition of cheating?
Ethics is about staying within certain boundaries of moral conduct. Without boundaries, any kind of human behavior might be possible, given the right mix of opportunity, emotion, and circumstances. Imagine living or working in a world where every ethical possibility was greeted by "so what?" or "but..."?
Such moral boundaries as honesty, fairness, and right behavior prevent us from going off into ethical fantasy land. Of course, this is complicated because we humans have freedom of choice and we seem to have a natural inclination to test the boundaries. In the process of growing up, children not only push physical boundaries for newer and more exhilarating experiences, but they push the ethical boundaries to find the limits of right and wrong. It starts in infancy with the word "No!" As we grow older, instead of taking "no" at face value, we question what it really means.
Initially, boundaries are something we learn. Some of us learned them well and others of us didn't. Eventually, we headed out in life and formed our own ethical boundaries based on the values picked up along the way from our family, culture, and experiences.
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