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    Meta ethics is the branch of ethics that studies the nature of morality. It examines theories of moral cognition like cognitivism which holds that moral judgments convey dispositions, and non-cognitivism which denies that moral judgments are either true or false. Meta ethics also analyzes perspectives on moral facts and truths including moral realism, ethical subjectivism, and moral relativism which contends that moral truths differ across cultures. Normative ethics is the branch that studies how people ought to act and examines ethical norms and theories like deontology, teleology, and virtue ethics. Applied ethics examines specific moral issues in areas such as environmental ethics, ethics and religion, social justice, and biomedical ethics.

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    Meta ethics is the branch of ethics that studies the nature of morality. It examines theories of moral cognition like cognitivism which holds that moral judgments convey dispositions, and non-cognitivism which denies that moral judgments are either true or false. Meta ethics also analyzes perspectives on moral facts and truths including moral realism, ethical subjectivism, and moral relativism which contends that moral truths differ across cultures. Normative ethics is the branch that studies how people ought to act and examines ethical norms and theories like deontology, teleology, and virtue ethics. Applied ethics examines specific moral issues in areas such as environmental ethics, ethics and religion, social justice, and biomedical ethics.

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    Ethics Review

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    Meta ethics is the branch of ethics that studies the nature of morality. It examines theories of moral cognition like cognitivism which holds that moral judgments convey dispositions, and non-cognitivism which denies that moral judgments are either true or false. Meta ethics also analyzes perspectives on moral facts and truths including moral realism, ethical subjectivism, and moral relativism which contends that moral truths differ across cultures. Normative ethics is the branch that studies how people ought to act and examines ethical norms and theories like deontology, teleology, and virtue ethics. Applied ethics examines specific moral issues in areas such as environmental ethics, ethics and religion, social justice, and biomedical ethics.

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    META ETHICS - branch of ethics that studies the nature of morality.

    It
    talks about the meaning reference and truth values about moral judgement

    Cognitivism - moral judgement conveys disposition


    Moral realism - moral facts and truths
    Ethical Subjectivism - truths or ethics preposition

    Non cognitivism - denies that moral judgements are either true or false
    Emotivism - moral judgemernts are mere expessions of our emotions and
    feelings

    Moral Universalim - moral facts anmd principles apply to everybody


    - Universal ethics exist and applies to all similaryly
    - If something is right
    - Moral truth is the same for all people

    Moral Relativsism
    - Different moral facts and principles
    - different culture
    - moral truth is not the same for all people

    Moral Empiricism
    - moral facts are known through obeservations
    -all knowledge derives from experience

    Moral Rationalism - moral facts are knowable , prior to knowledge


    - Knowledge are gained through non empiral deductive system
    - reliefs on reason

    Moral Instituionism- moral truths are knowable by institution


    - Intutive awareness

    Normative Ethics
    -branch of ethhics that studies how man ought to act, examines ethical
    norms

    Deantology
    - duty based
    -deon= duty
    - equatres behaving morally with adhere to duties or moral rules

    Teleology
    - moral values of actions
    - takes into account the end result of action
    - morally right

    Virtue Ethics
    - moral system which places emphasis on developing good habits or
    character

    Applied Ethics
    - branch of ethics which examines specific , controversial , moral issues

    ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS - Biodiversity , Conservation , Future


    Generation, ZClimate Change
    ETHICS AND RELIGION - Moral Conscience - Compassion , Budhism ,
    Satyagrapha ,
    SOCIAL JUSTICE - GENDER , FEMINISM , RACISM ,
    BIOMETHICAL ETHICS - Playing God , Death with dignity , Stem
    Cells
    GLOBAL JUSTICE , PEACE AND WAR - Immigration , Terorrism ,
    Human Rights

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