| The actual definition of ethic is arising | | | | Ethicists or normative ethicists who follow |
| from habit. This is a fitting definition for | | | | the first approach stated are often called |
| the most part. After all, ethics covers | | | | virtue ethicists, and think about the various |
| topics such as right, wrong, evil, and the | | | | virtues or good habits that should be |
| things of that sort. As for the actual parts | | | | acquired in life. Aristotle is a pioneer |
| of ethics, there is some minor difference, | | | | virtue ethicist for example. |
| but for the most part, there are three major | | | | |
| parts which make up ethics as a whole. | | | | Normative ethicists who follow the second |
| | | | approach are often called deontological |
| The three parts of ethics are applied ethics, | | | | ethicists. Immanuel Kant set out the large |
| normative ethics, and meta ethics. Meta | | | | framework for a deontological normative |
| ethics involves looking into the actual being | | | | ethical theory. |
| of the concepts of ethics. Another way of | | | | |
| putting this, is that it considers whether | | | | Normative ethicists who follow the last and |
| statements are claims of truth. It involves | | | | third approach are often called utilitarians |
| expressions of emotion, if those expressions | | | | or consequentialists. When it is said that |
| are true, and what is the meaning of those | | | | normative ethicists are consequentialists, it |
| expressions? Most of the first part here | | | | should be remembered that consequentialism is |
| covers truth, the relationship it has to | | | | meant as a very broad term. A consequence |
| society, and it also deals a little bit with | | | | includes the good in itself, of an action. |
| culture. | | | | |
| | | | An idea which can be applied alongside ethics |
| Normative ethics comes as sort of a middle | | | | is the subject of human morals. The human |
| man between the first ethics we just talked | | | | conscience is known to encourage people to do |
| about and applied ethics. It is an attempt to | | | | the right in our lives. It is that little |
| arrive at morals in which we would want to | | | | voice which speaks to us and helps us to make |
| live with. Morals which are used for a decent | | | | the right decisions. The conscience is an |
| and good life, are the goal ethics which | | | | effective system of judgment, a desire to |
| normative ways try to achieve. The way in | | | | strive for the good in life, to choose |
| which we behave is determined by the good and | | | | wisely, and to follow the common good laws of |
| bad ethics we use in our everyday life. | | | | man. |
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