Topics: Philosophy : Ethics
Ethics is the study of what's right and wrong (the word "morality" has a very similar, if not identical meaning) - as in "Stealing is wrong", not as in "2+2=3 is wrong".
Applied
Applied ethics deals with concrete moral issues like abortion and euthanasia. Many of these are also tackled in Society: Issues, and this category is intended, unsurprisingly, for more philosophical debates and writings than you will find under Society: Issues.
Bioethics,
Organizations,
Professional Ethics,
Science and Technology,
Vegetarianism and Veganism,
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Education
Empathy and Compassion,
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Ethicists
Philosophers who have made substantial contributions to ethical theory, or who are identified as ethicists.
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Metaethics
Is ethical truth something absolute and fixed for all time, in the same way that 2+2=4 will always be true, or is it historically and culturally specific - or is there no such thing as "ethical truth" at all?
Ethical Relativism,
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Normative
From the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy:"Normative ethics involves arriving at moral standards that regulate right and wrong conduct.
Animal Rights or Liberation,
Rights Theories,
Social Darwinism,
Utilitarianism,
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Virtue Theory
Virtue theory is the branch of ethics that founds morality upon disposition: ie. how it is we know choose between courses of action and our motivations in acting upon our decisions.
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