Between the types of ethics are the normative, the applied, the religious, the utilitarian, the epicurean, the stoic, among others. However, many times they can be mixed with each other, because it is very difficult to separate them.
The ethics is the branch of philosophy that studies the behavior of human beings by establishing what is"good"and what is"bad".
It can be said that ethics is responsible for the study of morality, virtue, the happiness and duty. Each of these aspects varies according to the field where it operates and the situation in which it is located.
For this reason, ethics presents several classes that allow the human being to respond to the problems that are presented daily, specifically when a decision must be made.
List of the 10 most important types of ethics
Epicurean Ethics
This type of ethics is based on the thought of philosopher Epicurus , who established that pleasure was the purpose of all human beings.
Epicurus believed that everything that produced pleasure was good, whereas he considered that everything that produced pain was bad. However, Epicurus always said that pleasure should be rational and moderate.
Stoic ethics
It establishes that the human being must live according to the laws of nature. For this reason, it is necessary that human beings become virtuous and strong beings that can withstand everything that comes over them, without showing any feeling (they should not feel sad for failures or happy for the victories).
Normative ethics
This type of ethics is responsible for studying what human beings should think is"good"or that is"bad"according to moral values.
This type of ethics studies what should be or what should be done and what is not and should not be done. For this it is necessary to establish the moral standards that will serve to regulate the behavior of the human being.
Metaethics
Type of ethics that is responsible for studying the origin and meaning of ethics, morals, value judgments, that is, everything related to ethical principles.
Religious ethics
This type of ethics is what is influenced by religion. Each religion it follows specific norms, for which religious ethics is divided according to existing religions. For example, there is Christian ethics, Muslim ethics, Hindu ethics, among others.
Christian ethics
The Christian ethic is one that is responsible for ensuring the fulfillment of the values taught in the Gospels, that is, seeks that people act as Jesus acted.
Hindu ethics
Hindu ethics is one that is characterized by the search for peace, for this it is necessary that the human being has self-control, have compassion for all living beings , and move away from the violence staying pure and sincere.
Muslim ethics
The Muslim ethic is responsible for ensuring compliance with the commandments of the Koran. It also seeks that human beings follow in the footsteps of Muhammad, a Muslim prophet who is considered an example to follow.
Applied ethics
This type of ethics refers to its application on a day-to-day basis, that is, in the workplace, in the business field, in medicine, in the legal field, in politics, in each and every one of the activities that realizes the human being.
Empirical ethics
Empirical ethics is what is created while living, that is, it is the one that arises from own experience and direct observation.
Civic ethics
The civic ethic is one that is responsible for the human being behaves in a"correct"way within society, since it will depend on the proper functioning of it.
Some examples of civic ethics would be: respect for public and private institutions, respect for national symbols, laws, among others.
Professional ethics
Professional ethics is that which is responsible for studying behavior and values in the professional life of human beings.
Professional ethics is divided into several types, since each profession has its own code of ethics. However, in some cases they are similar to each other. Consequently, there is medical ethics, military ethics, teaching ethics, legal ethics, among others.
Medical ethics
Medical ethics is one that is applied in the field of health and medicine. It has a set of rules that regulate the behavior of health professionals.
Medical ethics specifies how the relationship between the doctor and the patient should be, how patients' illnesses and illnesses should be managed, how behavior should be between co-workers, among others.
Military ethics
Military ethics is based on obedience and the following of moral values. Therefore it is said that a soldier has ethics when he obeys a superior.
However, it is necessary that each soldier be aware of the values to be allowed to identify when an order should not be fulfilled.
For example: if a soldier is told to torture a prisoner, it would be unethical to comply with that order since human rights would be violated.
Utilitarian ethics
Its logic establishes that what benefits the majority of the population is good. Consequently, the good and the bad will depend on how useful it is for humanity.
For example: if some antisocial people break into an office saying that they are going to kill everyone if they do not deliver to a particular person.
Here is a dilemma: what should they do? Should they deliver to the person in order to stay alive?
In this case a utilitarian could consider giving to the person they are looking for, since this would cause a greater number of individuals to be saved. It is evident that the good will depend on the number of people who will benefit from the action.
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