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Normative ethical theory has two parts: Theory of Value (Theory of the Good): This branch concerns the moral evaluation of people, states of affairs, character traits, etc. as good or bad (or better or worse). It doesn't directly answer the question of how one should act.
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Dec 1, 2016 · This paper critically examines the normative versus non-normative distinction commonly used in collective action research.
The Three Main Branches of the Philosophical Study of Ethics. 1. Meta-ethics. 2. Normative Ethics. 3. Applied Ethics. 1. B. Meta-ethics consists in the attempt to answer the fundamental philosophical questions about the nature of ethical theory itself.
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Normative Ethics is focused on the creation of theories that provide general moral rules governing our behavior, such as Utilitarianism or Kantian Ethics. The normative ethicist, rather than being a football player, is more like a referee who sets up the rules governing how the game is played.
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NORMATIVE ETHICAL THEORIES The recent production of major treatises devoted to elaborating nor mative ethical theories and the eruption of lively debates concerning the merits of opposed normative systems have been greeted with applause. This reaction is an historical about-face, since for forty or fifty years "ethical"
Jul 17, 2011 · In this article it is argued that an adequate normative ethics has to contain the following five elements: (1) normative individualism, i. e., the view that in the last instance moral norms and values can only be justified by reference to the individuals concerned, as its basis; (2) consideration of the individuals’ concerns and interests ...
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With this chapter, we begin our foray into the domain of normative ethics theories. We shall start with the question what the normative ethical theories contribute to the discourse on ethics and how they can help in our ethical decisions.
