What Does The Philosophical Study Of Ethics Aim To Produce?

Introduction to Ethics Student’s Name Institution Course Date INTRODUCTUON TO ETHICS 1 What does the philosophical study of ethics aim to produce? The philosophical study of ethics aims to resolve human mortality by defining concepts like virtue, justice, crime, right and wrong good and evil (Miller, 2011). What makes an action right or wrong? 2 Why is it not sufficient to simply state your opinion and assert that ‘x is wrong’? An opinion can either be right and wrong. The reason as to why it is not sufficient to simply state an opinion and assert that something is wrong because an opinion is a person’s judgment as the validity of some testable assertion. The judgment can be right or wrong. This explains why it is not sufficient to simply state an opinion. 3 Why is it not sufficient to appeal to custom or to authorities such as parents, religious authorities, and existing laws? The relationship between politics and religions is very important in philosophy. It is not sufficient to appeal to custom or to authorities’ like parents, religious authorities or the existing laws because religion and politics are separate entities which operate differently. Parents, religious leaders and the existing laws cannot handle in the same manner. Appealing for custom will result to conflicts. 4 What is ethics or moral philosophy? Answer in terms of the kind of questions ethics asks. Ethics is a system of moral principles. Ethics affects the how human beings make decisions and how they live their lives. Ethics is normally concerned with what is good for the society and people. Ethics is also described as moral philosophy. Ethics covers the following How to live a good life The language of right and wrong What is good and bad- moral decisions? 5 What is generally called ‘normative ethics’ and what is ‘meta-ethics.’ Give examples of meta-ethical questions. Normative ethics is the study of what a person should and should not do. Examples of normative ethical; claims include Murder is wrong, giving to charity is good (Miller, 2011). On the other hand meta-ethics is a branch of ethics which seeks to understand the nature of ethical attitudes, properties, and judgments. Meta-ethics tries to address questions like What is goodness? How can we tell what is good from what is bad? How do moral attitudes motivate action? Are there objective or absolute values? What is the source of our values? 6 What is a descriptive claim and what is a normative judgment? Give your own three examples of descriptive claims and your own three examples of normative judgments. A claim can either be descriptive and normative. A descriptive claim is that one that tries to lay out facts while a normative claim is the one that evaluates facts. Examples of descriptive claims There are so many homeless people in Colorado. Kevin is under six feet tall. I had toast and eggs for breakfast this morning Examples of Normative claims An affluent nation should not have homeless people If you wanted to pass that test you should have studied harder The State should not have the right to take the life of one of its citizens as punishment ...