Overview – Applied Ethics
Applied ethics takes the ethical theories we studied previously and applies them to practical moral issues.
The syllabus looks at 4 possible ethical applications:
Stealing
Utilitarianism
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Kant’s deontological ethics
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Aristotle’s virtue theory
Simulated killing
Utilitarianism
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Kant’s deontological ethics
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Aristotle’s virtue theory
Eating animals
Utilitarianism
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Kant’s deontological ethics
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Aristotle’s virtue theory
Telling lies
Utilitarianism
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Kant’s deontological ethics
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Aristotle’s virtue theory
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