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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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