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Meta-ethics
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- 1Descriptive EthicsDescribes and compares the ethical norms in different societies.
- 2Normative EthicsFirst order ethical questions about how we should behave; which ethical norms we should follow.
- 3Applied EthicsApplying normative principles and arguments to particular areas, for example, medical ethics.. Also applied to issues such as questions about euthanasia and the conduct of war etc.
- 4Meta-ethicsThe consideration of second order questions about the nature and purpose of morality, such as what is the meaning of good/bad or right/wrong.
- 5First Order QuestionsQuestions raised by normative ethics - how we should behave/ what we should do.
- 6Second Order QuestionsMeta-ethical questions about the nature & purpose of morality.
- 7Divine Command TheoryMeta-ethically, the non-natural view that morality is defined by God's commands, revealed through scripture & The Church
- 8Religious EthicsThe approach to ethics which derives moral values from God/a divine realm; for example The Divine Command Theory
- 9Secular EthicsThe approach which argues that ethical theories and actions are based on human faculties such as logic and reason, and not on religious commands given by God.
- 10John CalvinCalvin uses the Divine Command Theory to justify his view on predestination. This is because he believes that God is the "supreme rule of religiousness".
- 11Calvin's Key ArgumentGod cannot be 'caused' to do anything. If this was the case, it would imply that there was a force external to God who is considered to omnipotent.
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