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This document discusses moral theories and frames that are important for moral decision making. It outlines three main areas of philosophical ethics: meta-ethics, applied ethics, and normative ethics. Meta-ethics examines the nature of ethical concepts, applied ethics proposes how right and wrong can be found in practical scenarios, and normative ethics studies ethical actions and how one ought to act. Within normative ethics, it differentiates between deontological ethics of duties, teleological ethics of consequences, and virtue ethics focused on moral character. The document provides definitions and examples to distinguish these three categories of normative ethical systems.

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This document discusses moral theories and frames that are important for moral decision making. It outlines three main areas of philosophical ethics: meta-ethics, applied ethics, and normative ethics. Meta-ethics examines the nature of ethical concepts, applied ethics proposes how right and wrong can be found in practical scenarios, and normative ethics studies ethical actions and how one ought to act. Within normative ethics, it differentiates between deontological ethics of duties, teleological ethics of consequences, and virtue ethics focused on moral character. The document provides definitions and examples to distinguish these three categories of normative ethical systems.

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Moral Theories and

Moral Frames
Why are they important in moral decisions?
OBJECTIVES…..
At the end of the lesson, the students should be
able to:
Differentiate the component areas of
Philosophical Ethics.
Point out the differences of the two central
concepts in Normative Ethics.
Categorize the ethical responses based on the 3
categories of Normative Ethics.
3 Main Component Areas
Philosophical Ethics

The Western Tradition


1. The Meta-ethics…

“Meta” is a Latin term which means


after or beyond.

Meta-ethics is the study of the


nature and meaning of ethical
concepts as it searches for the
origins or causes of right and wrong.
There are two issues involved in
the study of meta-ethics, these are:

(1) metaphysical 

(2) psychological issues
2. The Applied Ethics….

Applied ethics proposes that right


and wrong can be found within
scenarios and in particular issues
of practical concerns.
Bioethics is the study of the ethical
and moral implications of new
biological discoveries and
biomedical advances, as in the
fields of genetic engineering and
drug research.
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Environmental ethics is the discipline
in philosophy that studies the moral
relationship of human beings to, and
also the value and moral status of, the
environment and its nonhuman
contents.

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Professional ethics refers to the
ethical norms, values, and
principles that guide a profession
and the ethics of decisions made
within the profession.
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Business ethics examines ethical rules
and principles within a commercial
context. It involves various moral and
ethical problems that can arise in a
business setting, as well as any special
duties or obligations that may apply to
persons who are engaged in commerce.

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Legal ethics is the branch of philosophy
that defines what is good for the
individual and for society, and establishes
the nature of obligations, or duties, that
people owe themselves and one another.
In modern society, ethics defines how
individuals, professionals, and
corporations choose to interact with one
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Social ethics: Rightness is defined by
what we would have to agree on in
order to have a well-functioning
society; it also concerns direct
dealing with people, and standards
of behavior so as not to harm others.
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Christian ethics: Agape is the supreme moral
principle of Christian ethics for Paul Ramsey.
Its supremacy is backed by his interpretation
of biblical theology. Since it is a rule term for
him, and since he believes that biblical ethics
are deontological, his practical procedures for
making choices cohere with his view of
agape.

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3. The Normative Ethics…

Normative Ethics is the study of


ethical actions.
It investigates the set of questions
that arise when considering how
one ought to act, morally speaking.
Thus, entails two general
concepts:
the concept of right
and the concept of morally
good.
The Morally Right Action

This concept is also known as the theory


of right action which investigates the
following question:

“What ought I to do?” while the notion


of ought to do refers to the rightness or
propriety of actions.
The Morally Good

The concept of morally good refers to


the states of human character that are
desirable, worthy or morally good.

It attempts to answer the question


“what kind of person ought I to be?”,
hence, obviously focuses on the moral
character of a person.
Thus, based on these central concepts,
the normative ethical system can be
broken down into three categories:

deontological,

teleological, and

virtue ethics
Definitions of the
Categories
The word deontology is derived from
the Greek words for duty (deon) and
science (logos) or the study of logos.
Moral choices are understood in the
light of moral duties and what correct
rules exist to regulate those duties.
The theory considers an action to be
morally good because of some
characteristic of the action itself, not
because the product of the action is
good.
The word teleology comes from the
Greek roots telos, which means
“end”, and logos, which means
“science”.

Thus, teleology is the "science of


ends." It focuses on the
consequences of any action.
The virtue ethics, focuses on the
issue on what moral character of an
individual is desirable or
praiseworthy.

It is known as such because virtues


are the most desirable traits or
character humans must have.
THUS, ethics is the study of right
and wrong, the act of making a
decision, and the nature of the
agent who makes the decision.
Thank you
This presentation is made by:
Dr. Madeleine M. Co
CHED GET UE-ETHICS

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