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  1. applied ethics, the application of normative ethical theories —i.e., philosophical theories regarding criteria for determining what is morally right or wrong, good or badto practical problems. (Read Peter Singer’s Britannica entry on ethics.)

  2. Normative Ethics, Metaethics and Applied Ethics. What is the difference? Normative Ethics is focused on the creation of theories that provide general moral rules governing our behavior, such as Utilitarianism or Kantian Ethics.

    • Mark Dimmock, Andrew Fisher
    • 2017
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  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. Jan 2, 2008 · 1. The Concepts of Beneficence and Benevolence. 2. The Place of Beneficence in the History of Ethical Theory. 2.1 Hume’s Theory. 2.2 Mill’s Theory. 2.3 Kant’s Theory. 3. Is Beneficent Action Obligatory or Merely a Moral Ideal? 4. The Problem of Over-Demanding Beneficence. 5. Liberty-Limiting Beneficence: The Problem of Benefit Paternalism. 6.

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