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applied ethics, the application of normative ethical theories —i.e., philosophical theories regarding criteria for determining what is morally right or wrong, good or bad—to practical problems. (Read Peter Singer’s Britannica entry on ethics.) More From Britannica. ethics: Applied ethics.
Applied Ethics is the study of how we should act in specific areas of our lives; how we should deal with issues like meat-eating, euthanasia or stealing. To use the football analogy, the applied ethicist kicks the philosophical football around just as a footballer kicks the ball on the field.
- Mark Dimmock, Andrew Fisher
- Church Hill, TN
- 2017
Ethics is concerned with whether and how those ethical opinions can be reasonably justified. Normative ethics in particular is concerned with articulating and developing the general ethical theories in terms of which ethical opinions at the applied level might be justified.
applied ethics. ethics of care. normative ethics, that branch of moral philosophy, or ethics, concerned with criteria of what is morally right and wrong. It includes the formulation of moral rules that have direct implications for what human actions, institutions, and ways of life should be like.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
By contrasting applied ethics with the other branches, one can get a better understanding what exactly applied ethics is about. The three branches are metaethics, normative ethics (sometimes referred to as ethical theory), and applied ethics. Metaethics deals with whether morality exists.
Metaethics, normative ethics, and applied ethics are the three main areas of ethics, which are each distinguished by a different level of inquiry and analysis. Applied ethics focuses on the application of moral norms and principles to controversial issues to determine the rightness of specific actions.
Examples of Applied Ethics. When a doctor decides who gets a new medicine when there’s not much of it, that’s medical ethics because they are using fairness and care to choose. If a business has to pick between making more money or keeping their workers from getting hurt, that’s business ethics since they’re balancing success with people’s safety.