Normative Ethics And Applied Ethics

Ethics is defined as the rules of behaviour wherein its basis is from what one believes is right against what one believes is wrong. It is also said to be the social, religious or civil code of behaviour that is considered correct. According to Aristotle, ethics are the virtues that are the dispositions to act in certain ways to benefit the individual and society. Kant, a philosopher who supported Aristotle’s teachings, added further that ethics are the duties centred around morality, as humans are inherently bound by nature to respect others. The utilitarian concept of ethics dictate that the best course of action is one that will yield the greatest amount of happiness for the greatest amount of people. The term ‘ethics’ stems from a number …show more content…
While both meta-ethics and normative take behaviour as well as the conditions into consideration, only meta-ethics focuses on the reasoning behind what an individual believes is ethical, whilst normative ethics looks at the questions asked when performing an action, as well as considers the possible outcomes. Meta-ethics and applied ethics look at knowledge, however applied ethics utilizes knowledge and is already within a real-life situation. Normative ethics and applied ethics have the most similarities - both revolve around the reasoning behind making a choice and use similar theories in terms of its justification, but applied ethics delves into deeper issues that are already present in real life situations (Cavalier, …show more content…
Different academic institutions have rules and regulations when it comes to ethical considerations with regard to work. Based on previous experiences, there are a number of consequences a student may face if considerations are not taken. Non-compliance to these rules are classified as a major offense in most secondary and tertiary levels of education, and may easily disqualify an individual from graduating and eventually acquiring their diploma. Actions such as cheating, plagiarism and falsifying data for any academic paper are taken seriously. While these considerations may be applied in the academic context, they may also be applied to professionals as well. There are a number of considerations which have to be present when conducting studies in the scientific field. In both the social and natural sciences, there are a list of considerations that are provided. These are supported by the American Psychological Association, and the American Association of University Professors (Resnik,