ethics
the branch of philosophy that explores what the right thing to do is
normative ethics
absolutism
things are either right or wrong
relativism
considers circumstances
what makes an act moral
utilitarianism focuses on consequences
kantian ethics focuses on motives
virtue ethics focuses on agency
teleological
ethics which focus on the consequences/result that an action may have
deontological
the act is either right or wrong, it doesn’t take the actions or consequences into account