Definitions and approaches Broadly speaking, ethics is a branch
of philosophy which seeks to address issues related to concepts
of right and wrong. It is sometimes referred to as moral
philosophy and can be divided into different subject areas
including, amongst others, meta-ethics (e.g. the role of truth,
God, reason and the meanings of various terms used); normative
ethics (which focuses on how moral values are determined and
what is needed to ensure that they are achieved) and applied
ethics (examining controversial issues) (Fieser, 2006). Last
Updated: vendredi 09 octobre 2009