Keywords

Question 0

descriptive ethics

Answer 0

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

Question 1

Normative ethics

Answer 1

a right/wrong way to live

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

Question 2

deontological ethics

Answer 2

‘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)

Question 3

teleological ethics

Answer 3

‘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

Question 4

meta ethics

Answer 4

what is meant by right/wrong