The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to ethics.

Ethics (also known as moral philosophy) is the branch of philosophy that involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong conduct.[1] The field of ethics, along with aesthetics, concern matters of value, and thus comprise the branch of philosophy called axiology.[2]

Branches

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The following examples of questions that might be considered in each field illustrate the differences between the fields:

Applied ethics

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Applied ethics – using philosophical methods, attempts to identify the morally correct course of action in various fields of human life.

Metaethics

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  • Metaethics or moral epistemology – concerns the nature of moral statements, that is, it studies what ethical terms and theories actually refer to.
  • Moral syncretism – the attempt to reconcile disparate or contradictory moral beliefs, often while melding the ethical

practices of various schools of thought.

Cognitivism

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Cognitivism

Non-cognitivism

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Non-cognitivism

Normative ethics

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Normative ethics – concerns what people should believe to be right and wrong.

Descriptive ethics

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History

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Concepts

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Single principles

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Guidelines and basic concepts

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Human experience

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Practical ethics

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Government agencies

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Awards

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Organizations

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Persons influential in the field of ethics

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Events

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Publications

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Books

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Journals

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy "Ethics"
  2. ^ Random House Unabridged Dictionary: Entry on Axiology.
  3. ^ Bynum, Terrell Ward. "A Very Short History of Computer Ethics". Southern Connecticut State University. Archived from the original on 2008-04-18. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
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