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NORMATIVE ETHICS [1 record]

Record 1 2015-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ethics and Morals
DEF

... the study of ethical action [or] the branch of philosophical ethics that investigates the set of questions that arise when considering how one ought to act, morally speaking.

OBS

For instance, normative ethics is not concerned with the number of people with a specific belief, but rather seeks to determine whether it is correct to hold such belief.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éthique et Morale
CONT

L'éthique normative, ou éthique substantielle, regroupe les travaux philosophiques qui développent, analysent ou évaluent de manière critique différentes conceptions de la morale. [...] ces travaux portent sur le contenu – donc sur la «substance» – de la morale, et prennent position sur des questions normatives, c'est-à-dire sur ce qui «doit être» en matière d'action humaine.

Spanish

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