This text explores the definition of ethics as a discipline that must transcend the mere description of customs and social habits. The author argues that for ethics not to degenerate into a form of human ethology, it must evaluate these practices from a moral perspective. While the transition from descriptive customs to abstract principles and norms represents progress in understanding, it also introduces significant flaws, particularly the marginalization of actual action and the suppression of temporality and situational context in favor of abstractions. Conversely, those who emphasize temporality often fall into the trap of relativism, maintaining an inappropriate distance from the moral problems they study. The author concludes that such distance is impossible in ethics; the ethicist must actively evaluate and take a personal stand. True moral action is thus inextricably linked to the specific situation and requires the direct involvement of the subject, who cannot remain a detached observer or hide behind supposedly universal rules.