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| Is the philosophical study of morality |
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Beliefs concerning right and wrong |
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| What does ‘doing ethics’ mean? |
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• Deliberating about the rightness or
wrongness of actions
• Examining the soundness of your (and
other people’s) moral outlook
• Questioning whether your moral
decision-making rests on coherent
supporting considerations |
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- the study of the principles, rules, or theories that guide our
actions
- the purpose is to establish the soundness of moral norms
- considers questions such as “Is happiness the greatest
good in life?” or “Should the rightness of actions be judged
by their consequences?” |
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- the study of the meaning and logical structure
of moral beliefs
- the purpose is to question all of the
assumptions that inform normative ethics
- considers questions such as “On what grounds
can a moral principle be justified?” or “Is there
such a thing as moral truth?” |
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the application of moral norms to specific moral issues
or cases |
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