Ethics/ Moral philosophy

The philosophical study of morality

Beliefs concerning right and wrong, good and bad.

The scientific study of moral beliefs and practices. Aims to describe and explain how people actually behave and think when dealing with moral issues and concepts

3 major divisions in ethics

Normative ethics, metaethics, applies ethics

The study of the principles, rules, or theories that guide our actions and judgement

The study of meaning and logical structure of moral belief

The application of moral norms to specific moral issues or cases in professions such as medicine or law

Extrinsically (instrumentally) valuable

Valuable as a means to something else

Intrinsically valuable

Valuable in itself, for its own sake such as happiness, pleasure, virtue, and beauty

The elements of ethics

The preeminence of reason, the universal perspective, the principle of impartiality, the dominance of moral norms.

The theory that moral truth exist and that they do so independently of what individuals or societies think of them

The view that an action is morally right if one's culture approves of it

Subjective Relativism

The view that an action is morally right if one approves of it

The view that moral utterances are neither true nor false but are expressions of emotions or attitudes.

A view that believes moral judgements are statements can be true or false

A view that denies moral judgements are statements that can be true or false. Ex: Emotivism

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Vaughn Ch 1 & Ch2

Ethics

Term	Definition
Ethics/ Moral philosophy	The philosophical study of morality
Morality	Beliefs concerning right and wrong, good and bad.
Descriptive ethics	The scientific study of moral beliefs and practices. Aims to describe and explain how people actually behave and think when dealing with moral issues and concepts
3 major divisions in ethics	Normative ethics, metaethics, applies ethics
Normative ethics	The study of the principles, rules, or theories that guide our actions and judgement
Metaethics	The study of meaning and logical structure of moral belief
Applied ethics	The application of moral norms to specific moral issues or cases in professions such as medicine or law
Extrinsically (instrumentally) valuable	Valuable as a means to something else
Intrinsically valuable	Valuable in itself, for its own sake such as happiness, pleasure, virtue, and beauty
The elements of ethics	The preeminence of reason, the universal perspective, the principle of impartiality, the dominance of moral norms.
Objectivism	The theory that moral truth exist and that they do so independently of what individuals or societies think of them
Cultural Relativism	The view that an action is morally right if one's culture approves of it
Subjective Relativism	The view that an action is morally right if one approves of it
Emotivism	The view that moral utterances are neither true nor false but are expressions of emotions or attitudes.
Cognitivism	A view that believes moral judgements are statements can be true or false
Noncognitivism	A view that denies moral judgements are statements that can be true or false. Ex: Emotivism

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