Ethics In Everyday Life

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Applied Ethics

Applies Normative Ethics to certain situations to determine what is ethically correct

Determines that Cheating on a test is ethically wrong due to it creating a unfair learning environment. Based on your specific morals, cheating could be seen as disrespectful to the teacher and the classmates that study hard.

Determines that killing animals for food is ethically correct depending on your morals and the impact it has on the environment. Hunting for sport is ethically wrong as there is no just reason to kill for fun.

Normative Ethics

Studies the guidelines and principles of Ethics which define what we consider is right or wrong, good or bad

Questions about the morality of cheating using different viewpoints such as its violation of one's integrity and creating an unfair learning environment in school.

Questions if killing animals is morally wrong and researches it using different perspective such as the perspective of the environment and the harm or good hunting has on it.

Metaethics

Focuses on the origin and definition of Ethical judgment

#2: Cheating on a Test

The ethics cultivated through Life knows that cheating is ethically wrong, but metaethics questions if cheating is morally wrong or was it was created due to cultural and personal influence.

#6: "Fulfill your promises" - Islamic 10 Commandments

#5: Minwaadendamowin – Respect - The Seven Grandfather Teachings

#1: Justifying killing animals for food

Argues the point that Ethics are formed from culture whereas also argues it is formed from religion or God. Some cultures understand the cycle of killing to survive and it is justified as it is the way of life.

#4:" Do not Eat from a live Animal" - The Seven Laws of Noah

#3: "Thou Shall not Kill" - Christian 10 Commandments