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INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS\n\nWHAT IS ETHICS?  \n􀂙 Ethics is a system of moral principles. Ethics is concerned with what is good for individualsand society and is also described as moral philosophy.  \n􀂙 The term is derived from the Greek word ethos which can mean custom, habit, character ordisposition.  \n􀂙 Concepts of ethics have been derived from religions, philosophies and cultures. They infusedebateson topics like abortion, human rights and professional conduct.  \n􀂙 Ethics covers the following dilemmas:  \n􀀹 how to live a good life  \n􀀹 our rights and responsibilities  \n􀀹 the language of right and wrong  \n􀀹 Moral decisions - what is good and bad?  \n## APPROACHES TO ETHICS:\n\nEthical theories are divided into three areas: meta-ethics, normative ethics and applied ethics.  \n􀀹 Meta-ethics deals with the nature of moral judgement. It looks atthe originsand meaning ofethical principles.  \n􀀹 Normative ethics is concerned with the content of moral judgements and the criteria forwhat is right or wrong.  \n􀀹 Applied ethics looks at controversial topics like war, animal rights and capital punishment  \n## USES OF ETHICS:\n\n\n| ETHICS CAN PROVIDEA MORAL MAP   | 􀂙 Philosophers offer us ethical rules and principles that enable us totake a cooler view of moral problems like abortion and euthanasia.  \u003Cbr>􀂙 So ethics provides us with a moral map, a framework that we canuse to find our way through difficult issues.   |\n| --- | --- |\n| ETHICS CAN PINPOINTA DISAGREEMENT   | 􀂙 Using the framework of ethics, two people who are arguing a moralissue can often find that what they disagree about is just oneparticular part of the issue, and that they broadly agree oneverything else.   |\n| ETHICS DOESN'T GIVERIGHT ANSWERS   | 􀂙 For many ethical issues there isn't a single right answer. Ethics justprovides us a set of principles that can be applied to particular casesto give those involved some clear choices.  \u003Cbr>􀂙 All ethics can do is eliminate confusion and clarify the issues. Afterthat it's up to each individual to come to their own conclusions.   |\n| ETHICS CAN GIVESEVERAL ANSWERS   | 􀂙 Many people want there to be a single right answer to ethicalquestions. They find moral ambiguity hard to live with because theygenuinely want todo the'right'thing.  \u003Cbr>􀂙 But often there isn't one right answer - there may be several rightanswers, or just some least bad answers - and the individual mustchoose between them.   |\n\nETHICS AND PEOPLE:  \n􀂙 Ethics isabout the'other':  \n􀀹 Ethics is a concern about something or someone other than ourselves and our owndesiresand self-interest.  \n􀀹 Ethics is concerned with other people's interests, with the interests of society, withGod's interests, with \"ultimate goods\", and soon.  \n􀀹 So when a person 'thinks ethically' they are giving at least some thought tosomething beyond themselves.  \n􀂙 Ethics as source of group strength:  \n􀀹 Ifa group believes that a particular activity is \"wrong\" it can then use morality asthejustification for attacking those who practice that activity.  \n􀂙 Good people as well as good actions:  \n􀀹 Ethics is not only about the morality of particular courses of action, but it's also aboutthe goodness of individuals and what it means to live a good life.  \n􀀹 Virtue Ethics is particularly concerned with the moral character of human beings.  \n􀂙 Searching forthe source of right and wrong  \n􀀹 Ethics leads people not to conclusions but to 'decisions', that is, the role of ethics islimited to clarifying 'what's at stake' in particular ethical problems.  \n􀀹 Ethics can help identify the range of ethical methods, conversations and valuesystems that can be applied toa particular problem. 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