A Presentation on Ethics and there Three Different type's also some information about Moral Psychology and Social Ethics.And Theories of Ethics and its Three Classes of Ethical Theories.

1. Ethics And Society
Theories of Ethics

2. What is Ethics:
– Ethics or (Moral Philosophy) is a branch of Philosophy
that involves Systematizing, Defending, and
Recommending concepts of Right and Wrong Conduct.
– The field of Ethics, along with Aesthetics, concern matters
of Value, and thus comprise the branch
of Philosophy called Axiology.
– Ethics seeks to resolve questions of human morality by
defining concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong,
justice and crime.

3. Three Major Areas of Study Within
Ethics Recognized Today Are:
Meta-Ethics
Normative Ethics
Applied Ethics

4. Meta-Ethics:
– Meta-Ethics is the branch of Philosophical Ethics
that asks How We Understand, Know About, and
What We Mean When We Talk About What is
Right and What is Wrong. An Ethical question
Pertaining to a particular Practical Situation.
– A Meta-Ethical question is Abstract and relates to
a Wide Range of more specific Practical
Questions.

5. Normative Ethics:
– Normative Ethics is the study of Ethical Action. It
is the branch of Ethics that Investigates the set of
questions that arise when considering how one
ought to act, Morally Speaking.
– Normative Ethics is Distinct from Meta-
Ethics because Normative Ethics examines
Standards for the Rightness and Wrongness of
Actions.

6. Applied Ethics:
– Applied Ethics is used in some Aspects of Determining
Public Policy, as well as by Individuals Facing Difficult
Decisions.
– Applied Ethics is a Discipline of Philosophy that Attempts
to Apply Ethical Theory to Real-Life Situations.
– The Sort of Questions Addressed by Applied Ethics include
“Is Affirmative Action Right or Wrong?" "What are Human
Rights, and How do we Determine”.

7. Moral Psychology:
– Moral Psychology is a field of Study that Began as an
Issue in Philosophy and that is now Properly Considered a
Part of the Discipline of Psychology.
– Some use the term “Moral Psychology" Relatively
Narrowly to refer to the Study of moral development.
– However, others tend to use the Term more Broadly to
Include any Topics at the Intersection of Ethics and
Psychology and Philosophy of Mind.

8. Social Ethics:
– The Ethical Values and Behaviors are not only Abstract
Terms, but they are Refined and Conceptualized by Real
Life Experiences.
– The Societal Context where the Actions of Humans can be
Analyzed by Ethical Decision-Making is Entirely Relevant
to Deliberate on What is the Right Thing to do, and What
the Moral Agent should do.
– Since the Ethical Values and Principles response to the
Actual Practices of life and to the needs of Humans in the
Society.

9. THEORIES OF ETHICS:
– Ethics is a Branch of Philosophy that, at its Core, seeks to
understand and to Determine how Human Actions can be
Judged as Right or Wrong.
– We may make Ethical Judgments, for example, Based
upon our Own Experience or Based Upon the Nature of or
Principles of Reason.
– Those who Study Ethics believe that Ethical Decision
Making is Based upon Theory and that these Theories can
be Classified.

10. The Three Classes of Ethical
Theories:
Consequentialism
Natural Law
Virtue Ethics

11. Consequentialism:
– Ethical Theories that Fall Under the Classification of
Consequentialism Posit that the Rightness or Wrongness
of any Action must be Viewed in Terms of the
Consequences that the Action Produces.
– In Other Words, the Consequences are Generally Viewed
According to the Extent that they Serve some Intrinsic
Good.
– The Most Common form of Consequentialism is
Utilitarianism (Social Consequentialism) which Proposes
that one should act in such a way to Produce the Greatest
Good for the Greatest Number.

12. Natural Law:
– This Theoretical Position Suggests that one may, through
Rational Reflection on Nature (Especially Human
Nature), Discover Principles of Good and Bad that can
Guide our Actions in such a way that we will Move Toward
Human Fulfillment or Flourishing.
– This Position Suggests that Human beings have the
Capacity within themselves for Actualizing their
Potential.

13. Virtue Ethics:
– Virtue Ethics consists of Two Differing Approaches to Ethics and can,
therefore, be Confusing to Understand.
– The First Approach to Ethics in this Theoretical Orientation Proposes
that there are Certain Dispositional Character Traits (Virtues) that
are Appropriate and Praiseworthy in General and or in a Particular
Role.
– The Second Approach to Virtue Ethics not only Identifies the Virtues,
but Focuses on their Integration into what can be Described as
“Practical Wisdom" or “Right Reason." Practical Wisdom is the Phrase
used to describe Ones Ability to choose patterns of Actions that are
Desirable.

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