PHLB09H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Divine Command Theory, Modus Ponens, Cultural Relativism
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Bioethics from ethics, ethics about morality, morality about life - morality: beliefs regarding. Ethics: study of morality using the tools and methods of philosophy! morally right and wrong actions and morally good and bad persons or characters! Seeks to know whether an action is right or wrong; what moral stands guide our conducts and if they can be justi ed! Descriptive ethics: study of morality using the methodology of science! Empirical facts bout morality; actual beliefs, behaviours that constitute people"s moral experience! Normative ethics: moral standards or norms (right or wrong)! Metaethics: study of meaning and justi cation of basic moral beliefs! Applied ethics: use of moral norms and concepts to resolve practical issues! Morality: normative, or evaluative, enterprise; moral norms or standards to help decide. Bioethics: applied ethics focused on health care, medical science, and medical technology! rightness! Nonmoral norms: legal norms, grammatical norm etc. s! Normative dominance: moral norms are presumed to dominate other kinds of norms;
