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Table 1: Overview of the four different branches of ethics we describe (metaethics, normative ethics, applied ethics, descriptive ethics). We characterise the subject area and name the underlying methodological root. Applied Ethics. Applied ethics builds upon the general normative ethics framework but deals with
Jan 1, 2022 · A common example is the doctor patient confidentiality rule. ... normative ethics, meta-ethics, applied ethics and machine ... This article reviews different literature sources on the subject of ...
Sep 6, 2023 · The three main normative ethical theories are virtue ethics, deontology, and consequentialism. 1. Virtue Ethics. As opposed to other ethical theories, which focus on the consequences of an individual’s actions, virtue ethics places emphasis on a person’s character and values (Hursthouse & Pettigrove, 2003). According to this theory ...
1. Applied Ethics as Distinct from Normative Ethics and Metaethics. One way of categorizing the field of ethics (as a study of morality) is by distinguishing between its three branches, one of them being applied ethics. By contrasting applied ethics with the other branches, one can get a better understanding what exactly applied ethics is about.
Jun 27, 2022 · 1.2 Contrasts Between Morality and Other Normative Domains 1.2.1 Morality and Ethics. Ethics is generally understood to be the study of “living well as a human being”. This is the topic of works such as Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics, in which the aim of human beings is to exemplify human excellence of character. The sense in which we ...
Normative ethics. Normative ethics is the study of ethical behaviour and is the branch of philosophical ethics that investigates questions regarding how one ought to act, in a moral sense. Normative ethics is distinct from meta-ethics in that the former examines standards for the rightness and wrongness of actions, whereas the latter studies ...
Apr 24, 2023 · Many metaphysical and epistemological issues are explored within normative ethics. Applied ethics involves applying (and testing) moral theories against real-world issues, typically in business ...
