Theories of Ethics FINAL
Theories of Ethics FINAL
Theories of Ethics FINAL
Basic Theories
as Frameworks
in Ethics
Topic Outline:
Framework Defined
Assumptions
Concepts
Values
Practices
Ethicist today, generally divided the study of morality into three general subject
areas:
(1) Meta-Ethics, (2) Normative Ethics, and (3) Applied Ethics.
I
Meta-Ethics
Meta-Ethics
• A branch of ethics that studies the nature of morality.
• It talk about the meaning, references, truth values of moral judgement.
• It explain what goodness and wickedness mean how we know about
them.
- a truth bearers.
Most ethical theories are cognitivist as they content that right and
wrong are matters of fact.
The most famous forms of cognitive ethics are the moral realism
and the ethical subjectivism.
Meta-Ethics
Moral realism
• claims the existence of moral
facts and the truth (or falsity) of
moral judgements are
independent of people’s thought
and perceptions.
Ethical subjectivism
• dependent on the attitudes or
standards of a person or group of
person.
• it is obviously contrary to moral
realism
Meta-Ethics
b. Non-cognitivism
- denies that moral judgement
are either true or false.
- do not convey authentic
propositions.
Emotivism
the most popular form of non-cognitivist theory.
it submits that moral judgments are mere expressions of our
emotions and feeling.
Meta-Ethics
Empiricism Rationalism
vs.
Intuitionism
Meta-Ethicsa. Moral empiricism
- meta-ethical stance which states
that moral facts are known
through observation and
experience.
Vs.
Meta-Ethics
b. Moral rationalism
- contend that moral facts and
principle are knowable a
priori, that is, by reason alone
and without reference to
experience.
Vs.
Meta-Ethics
c. Moral intuitionism
- submits that moral truths
are knowable by intuitions
that is, by immediate
instinctive knowledge
without references to any
evidence
In general form, it claims that some moral facts can be know without
interference.
It examines ethical norms that is, those guidelines about what is right, worthwhile,
virtuous or just.
This branch evaluates standards for the rightness and wrongness of actions and
determines a moral course of action.
B
Applied Ethics
t
en It deals with moral issues
n m s its nonhuman contents.
concerning nature, ecosystem, and
i o
r hi c
n v E t
E
Applied Ethics
Business Ethics
It examines more principles concerning business environment
which involves issues about corporate practices, policies,
business behaviors, and the conducts and relationships of
individuals in the organization.
Some of the issues under this are those about racial discrimination,
death penalty, nuclear weapon production, gun control, drug use
for fun, and welfare rights.
Thank
you!
Report Sister Christine Laure
Father Al Bartolome