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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.)

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   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. Central issues in normative ethics include what it is for an action to be morally permissible and what it is for a society to be just.

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   What is normative ethics?

   • They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. 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.

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   What are the central issues in normative ethics?

   • Central issues in normative ethics include what it is for an action to be morally permissible and what it is for a society to be just. Beyond normative ethical theory, we can ask yet more fundamental questions about the nature of ethics. These will be meta-ethical issues.

   6.1.1: Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics, and Meta-Ethics

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   What is normative moral theory?

   • Normative moral theory aims to provide answers to the general moral questions that fall into this category. Theories of this kind are sometimes called “first-order” in contrast with the “second-order” theories that deal with questions in the second category. The second category includes issues or questions about morality and moral judgment.

   Introduction: Metaethics and Normative Ethics - Oxford Academic

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   What is the difference between metaethics and normative ethics?

   • Metaethics deals with whether morality exists. Normative ethics, usually assuming an affirmative answer to the existence question, deals with the reasoned construction of moral principles, and at its highest level, determines what the fundamental principle of morality is.

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   Applied Ethics as Distinct from Normative Ethics and Metaethics. Business Ethics. Corporate Social Responsibility. Corporations and Moral Agency. Deception in Business. Multinational Enterprises. Bioethics. Beginning of Life Issues, including Abortion. End of Life Issues. Research, Patients, Populations, and Access. Moral Standing and Personhood.

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   Applied ethics focuses on the application of moral norms and principles to controversial issues to determine the rightness of specific actions. While people have done applied ethics throughout human history, as a field of study, applied ethics is relatively new, emerging in the early 1970s.

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   There are three main approaches to normative moral theory: consequentialist, deontological, and virtue ethics. Each approach differs based on the criterion (consequences, duty, or character) used for determining moral conduct.

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   Applied ethics is an area of moral philosophy that focuses on concrete moral issues, including such matters as abortion, capital punishment, civil disobedience, drug use, family responsibilities, and professional ethics. This article defends a variety of positions in both normative moral theory and metaethics.