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  1. Applied ethics, the application of normative ethical theoriesi.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. The Applied Ethicists are like the players. They “get their hands [or feet] dirty”. They take the general rules of normative ethics and “play” under them. What interests them is how we should act in specific areas. For example, how should we deal with issues like meat-eating, euthanasia or stealing? (pp. 1–4) References. Fisher, A ...

    • Mark Dimmock, Andrew Fisher
    • 2017
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  4. 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 ...

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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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