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2 years ago in Applied Ethics By Kushi Gupta

Foundation course in ethics

I'm developing a syllabus for an introductory engineering ethics module. To give students a framework for analyzing cases, I want to present the core ethical theories. I know of deontology, consequentialism, and virtue ethics, but I'm unsure if that's a complete high-level typology. Where do theories like contractarianism, ethics of care, or pragmatism fit in? Is there a standard way to categorize these theories that highlights their fundamental differences in determining what is morally right?

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By Muskan Answered 1 year ago

Ethical theories are classified into normative ethics, meta-ethics, and applied ethics. Normative ethics prescribes right actions, meta-ethics analyzes moral concepts, and applied ethics addresses specific issues like bioethics. Descriptive ethics examines beliefs about morality without prescribing them, providing a comprehensive map of ethical inquiry.
 

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