Introduction to Ethics

What is philosophy?

• The study of fundamental issues and problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language

• The study of stars and planets

• The study of history and culture

• The study of mathematics and logic

What are the pillars of philosophy?

• Theoretical philosophy, practical philosophy, logic, and history of philosophy

• Physics, psychology, and biology

• Art, music, and literature

• Politics, economics, and sociology

What does theoretical philosophy study?

• Knowledge and the nature of the world

• Ethics and moral behavior

• Logic and reasoning

• History and evolution of philosophy

What does practical philosophy study?

• Ethics, social and political philosophy, aesthetics

• Metaphysics and epistemology

• Logic and reasoning

• History and evolution of philosophy

What does the study of logic teach us?

• Distinguishing good from bad reasoning

• The nature of the world

• Ethical principles and moral behavior

• The history of philosophy

What is ethics?

• The branch of philosophy that examines right and wrong moral behavior

• The study of stars and planets

• The study of history and culture

• The study of mathematics and logic

What does descriptive ethics study?

• People's beliefs about morality and the history of ethics

• Ethical theories that prescribe how people ought to act

• The meaning of moral terms and judgments

• Applying ethical theory to real-life situations

What does normative ethics study?

• Ethical theories that prescribe how people ought to act

• People's beliefs about morality and the history of ethics

• The meaning of moral terms and judgments

• Applying ethical theory to real-life situations

What does meta ethics study?

• The meaning of moral terms and judgments

• Ethical theories that prescribe how people ought to act

• People's beliefs about morality and the history of ethics

• Applying ethical theory to real-life situations

What does applied ethics deal with?

• Applying ethical theory to real-life situations

• People's beliefs about morality and the history of ethics

• The meaning of moral terms and judgments

• Ethical theories that prescribe how people ought to act