ABSTRACT
The term 'morality' derives from the Latin plural mores, meaning 'manners' or 'morals'. We use it to mean the generally accepted code of conduct in a society, or within a sub-group of society. Thus, we speak of an individual as leading 'a moral life', or of 'public-school morality'. But we also use the term, secondly, to mean the pursuit of the good life—and that is by no means necessarily the same as following the accepted social code. Indeed, moral progress has always been made by individuals who have gone against the accepted morality of their day, and who have generally suffered for doing so.
