There’s a certain nobility to seeking out clarity in language, but the venture can also be foolhardy, particularly where a formal language is sought. I don’t deny that there can be a science of morals, as it were, and I’m not suggesting that formal language should be fully abandoned. Shared understanding though formal definitions is a noble cause that science seeks. I just think that this goal must always be subservient to the more practical goal of seeking a common language with shared meanings, which may be, for example, more situational than eduring.
I’ve often seen ethics defined in terms of prudential or practical concerns, while morality is defined in terms of norms and social interaction, so that is where my understanding is at the moment. Personally, I think that ethics and morality are inextricably linked because happiness must most typically be defined socially with respect for other people, and because respect for others must be defined individually with regard to happiness. https://forum.freecapitalists.org/t/illegitimate-disturbance-a-brief-introduction/18716 Perhaps more on that later . . .
Anyway, you inspired the following post,
https://forum.freecapitalists.org/t/rehabilitating-grand-theory-libertarian-thinkers-unite/18617
thank you 