PHI 2396 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Meta-Ethics, Karla Homolka, Begging
10 Jan 2018
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Chapter 1 - moral reasoning in bioethics (my thoughts) Morality concerns beliefs regarding right and wrong and good and bad character. (who is it that judges this and what gives them that right?) Based in judgements, principals, rules, standards, and theories. Ethics is the study of mortality using the tools and methods of philosophy. Philosophy is a discipline that uses critical reasoning to examine the big questions. Descriptive ethics is the study of morality using the methodology of science. Normative ethic is the search for and justi cation of moral standards and normal to use as guides. Metaethics is the study of meaning behind the morals. Applied ethics is the use of moral normal and concepts to resolve real world issues. Bioethics is the use of applied ethics in a healthcare or medical setting. In morality it is presumed the moral norms dominate - normative dominance. Norms have universality means principals you apply are relevant in all like situations.
