2 Aprroaches to ethics

Question 1

What are the areas of ethics?

Answer 1

Meta, Normative and Applied ethics

Question 2

What is metaethics

Answer 2

The study of moral thought and language

Question 3

What is Normative ethics

Answer 3

Criteria of what is right and what wrong

Question 4

What is Applied ethics

Answer 4

The application of ethics to real world problems

Question 5

What are the theories of normative ethics?

Answer 5

*Deontology *Consequentalism
*Virtue ethics

Question 6

Explain deontology (velvollisuusetiikka)

Answer 6

Actions are good or bad according to a clear set of rules

*Problem:
General rules don’t help in many situations

Question 7

Explain consequentalism (seurausetiikka)

Answer 7

Something is right by what it’s consequenses are

*Problem:
In some cases interest and happiness of majority isn’t the best option ethnically

Question 8

Explain virtue ethics (hyve-etiikka)

Answer 8

Looks at the virtue(hyve) of the person carrying an action (not rules or consequenses)