Normative ethics

In today’s media there are things that are considered morally correct which is shown in a person’s behavior or activity. This is known as ethics which is defined by the oxford school dictionary as a standard of right behaviour or moral principles. There are three levels of ethics: metaethics, normative and applied ethics. Metaethics is a more basic understanding of moral reasoning. Normative ethics can be seen as more following the rules and regulations of the expected moral decisions. Applied ethics accepts both general guidelines and big rules which involves balancing these conflicting interests. There was an article made on November 11th, 2016 in the Tribune online newspaper by a reporter named Lamech Johnson. This article is entitled…

The world of normative ethics took hold of me during my high school career. It came out of nowhere, an interest I never would have expected myself to have, but by my senior year it was one of my favorite subjects to independently explore. My interest in normative ethics began during my freshman year of high school. When I entered high school, I lacked a particular interest in an academic or extracurricular activity. I had taken part in some speech competitions and debates during middle school…

Normative theories of ethics are meant to assist in the discovery of what is right and wrong. These moral theories rely on principles that determine whether an action is right or wrong. Some normative theories include utilitarianism, virtue ethics, W.D. Ross’s intuitonism, the categorical imperative, or deontology. Ethics is often used interchangeably with morality so it is not too surprising to learn ethics addresses questions of morality in philosophy. There is, however, a defining…

For centuries, philosophers have applied sets of normative principles in effort to distinguish if an action is morally right or wrong. The purpose of normative ethics is to help guide society on how humans ought to act. These theories provide justifiable and reliable outcomes to determine if an action is moral or immoral. Two principles that play a significant role in normative ethics are consequentialism and Kantianism. When faced with a moral dilemma, these theories may agree or conflict with…

A recommendation, based on a deontology perspective, is for Stephen to take a proactive role. The proactive role approach coincides with the deontology perspectives and eliminates questionable behaviors, ethical implications and Stephen’s constant worries that are time consuming, which are eliminating organizational developmental objectives. Aside from the proactive approach, Stephen needs to develop and implement strategies to resolve the ethical implications he faces. The strategies would…

Life Event and Agent of Socialization People experience many things throughout their lives that can change or influence them in both positive and negative ways. Many agents affect the way we behave, think, and act in social settings whether we know it or not. Much like events experienced in life, agents can have a positive and negative impact on our day-to-day living. This discussion paper will cover an event that I have personally experienced that has affected my development in some way. I…

Ethics can either be descriptive or normative. Normative ethics is concerned with what should be or ought to be done. Descriptive ethics on the other hand refers to the analysis or the application of it in action. Administrative ethics closely relates to the social and cultural context in which it functions, that is, it operates primarily from two worldviews. These approaches are modernity and post modernity worldviews. Modernity refers to the social, cultural and economic changes that are…

Ethical dilemmas occur in all types of business throughout the world. Due to recent scandals and events, ethics is playing an even larger role in big business. The evolution of ethics in business is helping to form new standards to help new businesses navigate the ethical landscape and get started off on the right foot. Facebook, Wal-Mart, and Apple have all encountered and overcome multiple ethical dilemmas. This case study is an in-depth analysis of those ethical dilemmas including…

Ethics is an incredibly complex area of knowledge. Each individual holds a unique perspective, influenced by their personal experiences and emotions. The view of ethics held by a society is, to a large extent, the most commonly held view among its citizens, sometimes with large influences from leaders. It is important to examine ethics because they are pivotal in many of the choices we make, and individuals and as a society. We need to try to understand what is right, and what is wrong. That is,…

Every person has their own perspective of ethics. Each human being has their own set of moral rules, or beliefs, that guide them in their behavior. Though there are quite a few philosophical theories to which a person may rest their convictions, ethical egoism is among the ones most debated. In this paper, I will argue as to why ethical egoism is not a good philosophy to follow. Ethical egoism is the normative theory that it is always morally right to encourage a person's own good. A normative…