ETHICS
ETHICS
Ethics is a branch of philosophy that
involves systematizing, defending and
recommending concepts of right and wrong
conduct.
Ethics seeks to resolve questions dealing
with human morality, concepts such as good
and evil, right and wrong, virtue and vice,
justice and crime.
META-ETHICS
We may define meta-ethics as the
study of the origin and meaning of
ethical concepts.
Meta-ethics asks how we understand,
know about, and what we mean when
we talk about what is right and what is
wrong.
NORMATIVE ETHICS
Normative ethics is the study of ethical action. It is the
branch of ethics that investigates the set of questions
that arise when considering how one ought to act,
morally speaking.
VIRTUE ETHICS
Virtue ethics describes the character of a moral agent as a
driving force for ethical behavior, and is used to describe the
ethics of Socrates, Aristotle, and other early Greek
philosophers.
APPLIED ETHICS
Applied ethics is the branch of
ethics which consists of the analysis
of specific, controversial moral
issues such as abortion, animal
rights, or euthanasia.
MAJOR PRINCIPLES
Personal benefit
Principle of honesty
Social benefit
Principle of lawfulness
Principle of benevolence
Principle of autonomy
Principle of paternalism
Principle of justice
Principle of harm
Rights