Ethical Theories

What does CONSEQUENTIAL ethics focus on?

evaluates decisions based on the outcomes they create.

What does NORMATIVE ethics emphasize?

about rules and standards for how people should behave.

What does VIRTUE ethics concentrate on?

centers on moral character and personal integrity.

What does APPLIED ethics involve?

ethical ideas to guide real-world professional situations.

What does RELATIVISM claim about morality?

that right and wrong depend on individual or cultural beliefs.

Which ethical theory is “the greatest good for the greatest number”?

Consequential ethics - prioritizes overall results.

Which ethical theory asks what kind of person someone should strive to be?

Virtue ethics - focuses on character rather than outcomes.

What ethics focuses on helping the most people, not just outcomes.

Utilitarian Ethics - help most people

Normative ethics answers what kind of question?

“What should a person do?”

When is applied ethics used?

When ethical ideas are used in real jobs or real cases

Why does relativism reject one universal moral rule?

Because morality changes between people or cultures.