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Major Forms of Moral
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Applied Ethics Questions
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What is ethics? The study of what is right and wrong,
including foundational questions about
good and evil.
What does metaethics examine? The meaning of moral terms, the nature of
moral judgments, and how to defend moral
claims.
Define normative ethics. The branch of ethics that attempts to answer
how one should act and what kind of person
one should be.
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What is deontology? An ethical theory that determines morality
based on adherence to rules or duties.
Who is associated with Immanuel Kant.
deontological ethics?
What is consequentialism? An ethical theory that judges the rightness
or wrongness of actions based on their
consequences.
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