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A 3 page paper that begins with an introduction to what ethics is and the three major categories of ethics. The paper responds to specific issues: ethics and science, if ethics differ by society, and if ethical knowledge is possible. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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concepts of right and wrong behavior" (Fieser, 2006). In philosophy, there are three major categories of ethics: metaethics looks at where our ethics come from and what meaning do those
principles have; normative ethics looks at the moral standards that tell us what is right and wrong; and applied ethics considers and tries to resolve major controversial issues, such as
abortion, animal rights, etc.(Fieser, 2006). The lines between those three categories is blurry, at best. Controversial issues always involve what people consider to be normative ethics (Fieser, 2006). In other
words, they involve what people already believe to be right or wrong. Metaethics are involved in these issues as well because the question always arises - where did that ethical
principle come from (Fieser, 2006). There is an age-old controversy between science and ethics. It is an interesting controversy because it subsumes two erroneous opinions. The one is that the
scientist conducts her research in a vacuum with no concern for right and wrong and the other is that the ethicist does the same thing (Carroll, 2006). To be absolutely
truthful, those two premises are true to a slight degree but the number of experimenters or researchers who do not consider the right and wrong of something (the normative ethics)
are a small minority (we hope). It is important for scientists to not get so intent on proving one thing or another that they violate the ethical codes of
their own profession and every profession has a Code. When it comes to ethics and science, religion almost always becomes a factor (Carroll, 2006). Religious ethicists point to the fact
that they are concerned with eternity. Many promote the idea that "Scientists should be free to do their work, but religious authorities should be at their elbows, reviewing it for
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