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descriptive ethics

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simply ‘what do group x think?’ - MORAL ANTHROPOLOGY

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Normative ethics

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a right/wrong way to live

  • based on some kind of principal/rule
  • bound up with identity and belonging to a society/religion
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deontological ethics

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‘deon’ - obligation or duty

the act is right/wrong because of an absolute rule or fixed obligation

-may b e religious (natural law) or non-religious (kantian ehtics)

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teleological ethics

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‘telos’ end or result

also called consequentialist

the idea that consequences of an act are important in deciding the morality of an act

act isn’t good/bad in itself

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meta ethics

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what is meant by right/wrong