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Applied Ethics

Ethics - Question and answersAn area of studies that deals with ideas about what is right or wrong Integrity - Question and answersStrong sense of honesty and morality Morality - Question and answersSomething constructed by society or culture on what is right and wrong Ethical Dillemas - Question and answersIn the face of two or more conflicting principles or values i.e in policing, protecting dangerous criminals Best choice amongst a set of poor options What is "a system"? - Question and answersAn organized set of:

• Doctrines
• Ideas or
• Principles Characteristics of a good moral system - Question and answers1. Is absolute
• Defines boundaries

2. Is consistent

• Same condition generate same result

3. Has moral common sense

• Results that make sense

4. Logically impartial

• Treats all party the same Three qualities in an ethical system - Question and answers1. Universal

2. Motivating
3. Overriding Three types of ethical theories - Question and answers1. Normative
4. Meta-ethics
5. Applied ethics Normative - Question and answers- Theories that tell us what we ought to do Meta-ethics - Question and answers- Study of ethical theory itself, analysis of moral concepts

Applied ethics - Question and answers- How we apply normative theories to specific issues Normative Theories - Question and answers- Utilitarianism

• Deontology
• "Divine command"
• Virtue ethics Utilitarianism - Question and answersPrimarily concerned with the consequences of an action The ethics of any action are determined solely by the outcome of the action 2 Types of Utilitarianism - Question and answersAct utilitarianism
• Ethics is determined by looking at the consequences of a particular act Rule utilitarianism
• To make ethical decisions, just follow the rule Deontology - Question and answersEthics based on one's duty or obligation