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Ethics and Philosophical Inquiry

This document summarizes key areas of ethics as a branch of philosophy. It discusses ethics as involving determining concepts of right and wrong through areas like metaethics, normative ethics and ethics of religion. Metaethics examines determining what is right or good through approaches like cognitivism, intuitionism and naturalism. Normative ethics studies ethical actions through theories like consequentialism, deontological ethics and virtue ethics. The philosophical method of inquiry uses logic and the scientific method to logically arrive at meanings and explore issues through identifying problems, formulating hypotheses, gathering data and drawing conclusions.

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Ethics and Philosophical Inquiry

This document summarizes key areas of ethics as a branch of philosophy. It discusses ethics as involving determining concepts of right and wrong through areas like metaethics, normative ethics and ethics of religion. Metaethics examines determining what is right or good through approaches like cognitivism, intuitionism and naturalism. Normative ethics studies ethical actions through theories like consequentialism, deontological ethics and virtue ethics. The philosophical method of inquiry uses logic and the scientific method to logically arrive at meanings and explore issues through identifying problems, formulating hypotheses, gathering data and drawing conclusions.

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ETHICS AND

PHI LOSOPHICAL
I NQUIRY
ETHICS AND PHILOSOPHICAL INQUIRY

Ethics as a
Major Areas of Philosophical
Branch of
Ethics Methods of
Philiosophy
Inquiry
ETHICS AS A BRANCH OF PHILOSOPHY

Philosophy
is the study of general and fundamental problems concerning
matters such as existence, knowledge, values and reason.

What is good?
How can good be distinguised from evil?
What is the difference between moral and immoral?
What is justice?
Ethics
a branch of philosophy that involves
systematizing, describing, and recommending
concepts of right and wrong.
1. METAETHICS

2. NORMATIVE ETHICS

3. ETHICS OF RELIGION
METAETHICS
Attempts to determine right, good, virtue, justice

APPROACHES IN METAETHICS
Cognitivism
Intuitionism
Naturalism
Subjectivism
Cognitivism- maintains that moral judgment can be true or false
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Intuitionism- Suggests that human knowledge of what is

considered good and bad is immediate and self-evident.


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Naturalism- Must be established through scientific investigation

Subjectivism- Moral judgment is subjective

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Normative Ethics

Is the study of ethical actions and questions


the standards of what is considered good or
bad.
Consequentialism
THREE MAJOR
Deontological Ethics
THEORIES OF
NORMATIVE ETHICS Virtue Ethics
Ethics of Religion

Religion is the system of beliefs and practices


in connection to a supernatural being (GOD)
The philosophical method of
Inquiry
1. PHILOSOPHICAL INQUIRY

Arriving at a clear meaning of the common


human issue.

A Philosopher must be
logical
LOGIC
Is the science and art of correct
thinking
It uses methods to achieve
accuracy and objectivity in
explaining what is valid logical
argument
Conclusion

Premise
is the study of the
theory of knowledge
particularly its scope,
method, and validity
is the study of the nature of things of
what is real and apparent
Explore the nature of existence, identity,
home, space and other
THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD

Reporting of the Identifying the


Results Problem

Drawing the Formulation of


COnclusion Hypothesis

Gathering of Data
Negotiation
References

Monilla, Peter R., Santos, Kristoffer Kiel M., Kong, Kimson Gener G., & Gillergo, Ronie
M., (2019) Ethics: A Modular Approach. C & E Publishing, Inc.

Pasco, D., Suarez, V., & Rodrigues, A. Ma. (2018). Ethics. C & E Publishing, Inc.

Ariola, M. (2018) Ethics.Unlimited Books Library Services & Publishing Inc.

Jays Ang. (2020, September 9). Ethics: Module 1: Ethics and Philosophical Inquiries
[Video]. YouTube.

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