12 Questions
What is the main concern when facing an ethical issue?
Respecting conflicting values
What is the focus of normative ethics?
Justifying fundamental principles
Which branch of ethics deals with determining a moral course of action?
Normative ethics
Which field of ethics deals with specific ethical questions related to a professional domain?
Applied ethics
What does meta-ethics primarily focus on within philosophical ethics?
Understanding right and wrong concepts
Which area does not fall under the subset of applied ethics?
Deontological theories
What is the main concern when facing an ethical issue?
Ensuring beneficence of persons
Which branch of philosophical ethics focuses on how we understand and talk about what is right and wrong?
Meta-ethics
What does normative ethics aim to articulate and justify?
Fundamental principles governing morality
Which field of ethics is concerned with specific ethical questions in professional or practical fields?
Applied ethics
What does meta-ethics question about moral propositions?
What we mean when discussing what is right and wrong
Which area falls under the subset of applied ethics?
Bioethics
Study Notes
Ethical Issues
- An ethical issue arises when there are conflicting values, beliefs, goals, or responsibilities.
- An ethical issue arises when persons or their rights are not being respected.
- An ethical issue arises when there are concerns about the well-being of persons (beneficence).
- An ethical issue arises when there are concerns about justice and fairness.
- An ethical issue arises when it's unclear what to do or why, morally speaking.
Branches of Ethics
Meta-Ethics
- Concerned with the theoretical meaning and reference of moral propositions.
- Concerned with how to determine the truth values of moral propositions.
Normative Ethics
- Concerned with articulating and justifying fundamental principles that govern moral behavior.
- Concerned with how to determine a moral course of action.
- Includes virtue ethics, deontological theories, and utilitarianism.
Applied Ethics
- Concerned with ethical questions specific to a professional, disciplinary, or practical field.
- Subsets include medical ethics, bioethics, business ethics, legal ethics, environmental ethics, and others.
Test your knowledge on ethical issues including conflicting values, respect for rights, beneficence, justice, and fairness. Explore meta-ethics concepts related to the theoretical meaning and reference of moral propositions. Challenge yourself on normative ethics topics.
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