Ethicology Ethicology is: 1. The study of individual or group moral principles, behavior, and interaction. 2. The study of virtuous and righteous behavior, interaction, and thought. The study of ethicology was envisioned by part-time ethical philosopher Stanley Janoski III who began his study and analysis in 2012. The foundation of Stanley Janoski’s private work is through scientific analysis utilizing a mix of study subjects such as Psychology, Sociology, Theology, Philosophy, and Literature. Ethicology is a pseudo academic discipline that seeks to understand the concepts of a functional and harmonious society. In the field of Ethicology, the practitioners are called Ethicologists or Ethical Philosophers. The aim of those studying Ethicology is to explore the concepts of righteous and virtuous self-development and social interaction through ethical practices and mindsets. Further development in the field of Ethicology seeks to understand the biological process to how one’s ethical decisions affects the behaviors and psychological responses of another for the sake of harmonizing a functional society. The latent results after the study of ethicology is the complete understanding of the human condition, the harmonization of social interaction, the self-discipline and analysis of self-thought, reflection, and personalized critical thinking without the use of social influences and external environmental and cultural conditioning. Ultimately, it is the self-development of understanding ethical behaviors and the obtaining of wisdoms through an unconditioned uninfluenced free-thinking philosophical mindset.
Etymology and Definitions The word Ethics (eth-ics; ‘eTHiks) is 1. The moral principles that govern a person’s or group’s behavior. 2. The branch of knowledge that deals with moral principles. The words –ology is the Greek root word for “study of” or “research of”.
Brief History The history of ethics starts with Judaic and ancient Hebrew values within the Old Testament of the Bible from around 538 to 332 BC. This furthers into the study of theology and the lessons in secret text believed to be appointed by God to man. Eventually the study of ethics in the bible, as well as theology, evolves to the redefined Judaic- Christian values of the New Testament. However, the Objective fundamental study of scientific analysis on Stanley Janoski’s work comes from Confucius around 500 BC with the Analeics and the Doctrine of the Mean. The study eventually leads to other Ancient Chinese wise men such as Lou Tsu and Sanxing (Fuk Luk Sau/shou). The continuation of Stanley’s studies further to the various Asian religions and other philosophical figures such as Buddhism, Shintoism, the philosophy of Ghandi, the teachings of the Delhi Lama, philosophies coined by Plato and other Greek philosophers, and ending with study of Fujiwara Seika (The pioneer of Neo- Confucianism in Edo Japan).
Scientific Discipline, Analysis, and Philosophy Stanley Janoski in the study of Sociology primarily focuses his philosophy of ethics on a symbolic interactionalist theory approach, he believes the obtaining of wisdom comes from oneself, how one thinks on an extremely personalized level, and the observation of others. He believes it is an applied skill that can be practiced when one critically thinks with an emphasis of thinking heavily without external influences such as politics and culture. He believes the use of ethics derives from a personal analysis of how individuals should interact to create a harmonious environment. “When one thinks on a critical level and thinks for themselves, they should eventually come across what they would like a functional society to be like. With a humanitarian mindset, they would perhaps desire the improvement of the environment and to create harmony among their neighbors. I think perhaps they would be willing to set an example to others though the personal endeavor to treat others with a sense of ethical behavior and interaction hoping it will spread among neighbors to create a harmonious environment.” He states through his private studies, he moves away from ideologies, philosophies, and literatures that do not portray the humanitarian condition and political systems towards social harmony.
In the study of psychology Stanley privately experiments with strangers in a mall using a different behavioral method. It is a method he created through the use of taking the Japanese language and etiquettes and translating them into a mixed or pseudo-American form. An examples of this is trying to translate the use of polite Japanese forms (such as the use of ~masu and polite expressions into similar feeling and meaning translations that he perceives are possible further polite sounding and feeling of English sentence structure) into an English translation. He addresses the importants of communicating in a way without creating a behavior too awkward or unrecognizable by western behavioral social norms. In the experiment he asks others for directions, advice, and even orders a Frappuccino from a nearby Starbucks. He notes the use of the even more polite forms of the Japanese-English polite-feeling and meaning expressions makes others feel more welcoming and open in behavior than if he were to interact with them on a more Westernized-casual level. The analysis he took away from the results was as if people had seen him more as a polite foreigner or even as a person of nobility and wealth. However, the basis of the resulting psychology still remains questionable as a matter of business practice or cultural conditioning. Nonetheless, he found the experiment's hypothesis results successful. He continues to experiment for one week going to the mall and buying items from Starbucks and other stores regularly. By the end of week (fifth day) not only did his subject were very friendly and great him regularly and suggest the best items, they also began to ask him for personal or friendly advice (later more towards relationships). This was an unusual result given Stanley’s introverted personality. In conclusion, he believes the use of the experiment created the results of more friendly, kind, and objectively sincere interaction through the use of more ethical behaviors. He believes if people were to interact on a more self-conscientious uninfluenced by cultural value level, people would be influenced and conditioned to want to create or keep a harmonious environment. He emphasizes the values and importants of ethics in society in order to harmonize it. He also emphasizes there is more to discover through different behavioral techniques to which he hopes to study further, and if possible come up with a behavioral chart displaying behavioral results to which can be categorized between positive, negative, or neutral. Perhaps such charts can demonstrate how a person reacts in order to further methods of objectively sincere politeness and more functional interactions. He questions if perhaps new methods of polite but sincere social interactions have yet to be discovered. He concludes maybe one day people can interact on a level to which is very functional, practical, and harmonious to society that benefits everyone regardless of positive or negative stimuli. Stanley continues to experiment with society practicing and experimenting new ways of communication while utilizing different ethical behaviors that will provide with different psychological and behavioral responses for the desired results of social harmony.
The reasons of his studies and experiments is that one day he wishes to be acknowledged in the study of ethicology and for his creation of his philosophical values, functional behavioral influence, and forms of ethical social interaction to which can be utilized in the further development of mankind to create a harmonious environment for everyone to live in. He also emphasizes the reinstitutionalization of ethics in business, education, politics, and political structures.
