Ethics
Greek word "Ethos" stands for
tradition, habit, character, or attitude
What is Ethics
empirical study of moral decisions
Ethics is a
systematic analysis of the nature of human actions
Branches of Ethics
Normative and Meta Ethics
Branches of Normative Ethics
Moral Philosophy and Applied Ethics
"Moral principles do not depend on a majority vote. Wrong is wrong, even if everybody is wrong. Right is right, even if nobody is right."
Archbishop Fulton Sheen
Choice is related to
Virtue and Principle
Fairness is related to
Justice and Freedom
Ethics is relevant to your
decision-making
Whether a particular act should or shouldn't be carried out
Normative Ethics
Deals with moral ideas such as what human beings "must do or how human beings should be." This also deals with our moral obligation, the meaning of the act, or the purpose of the act.
Moral Philosophy
How you apply moral principles to ethical dilemmas
Applied Ethics
Ethical dilemmas
Positive and Negative impact
a discipline that relies on meaning
Meta Ethics
Other's interest are prioritized because of duty to society
Collectivist
Breaking the rules of Moral Standards gives you
Guilt
Breaking the rules of Non-Moral Standards gives you
Penalty