Ethics In Everyday Life

Real Life Examples: Meta-Ethics

An article called "Is There An Objective Morality[,]" by iai news, questions what the act of being ethical truly is. It also covers whether or not there is a true right or wrong in our world. They do this by analyzing the behaviors, beliefs and cultures of the world and finding similarities as well as differences between them. They seem to implement philosophical reasoning in a way that will further their search for an answer. They also directly reference Meta-Ethics and how it is the branch of ethics that studies what morality itself is.

Real Life Examples

In an article by Business Live, ethical leadership is discussed as well as what that actually includes. It covers what good ethical leadership would look like (especially in the public sector) as well as how unethical leadership can lead to a high degree of difficulties and failures. Although this example may seem to fit better under applied ethics, I chose it for this branch because I believe it covers what is good and what is bad, as well as some other things. Meta-ethics is also the study of what is ethical or not, and I believe that those answers can be found in this text.

Real Life Examples: Normative Ethics

In an article titled, "The Big Lie Perpetuated by Central Banks," by Bitcoin.Com, it is stated that big banking organizations don;t behave or act quite as customers would expect or want them to. It then proceeds to discuss Ethical Relativism as well as Normative Moral Relativism, a branch of normative ethics. Normative Moral Relativism deal with how people should and are expected to act. It connects with this article because the international banking corporations, according to this article, are not acting how they should be, etc.

Real Life Examples

In an article called, "Protecting children’s digital bodies through rights," (Kristin Sandvik, 2019) it discusses the importance of protecting children in all parts of the world but especially the children in third world or warring countries that need aid. It states how children in these areas are often targeted with products providing aid, that are unfinished or could cause harm to their personal or digital body. It concludes with talking about what is believed to be the ethical action for this issue, as well as where help could be found. Since it discusses possible ethical actions or solutions, I believe it falls under normative ethics.

Real Life Examples: Applied Ethics

The president of the United States, Donald Trump, has acted unethical in many people's opinions over the entire course of his term so far. More recently, in response to impeachment inquiries, he tweeted, "All Republicans must remember what they are witnessing here — a lynching." (Donald Trump, 2019) This has caused an outcry from the public because of how serious of a statement this is, as well as because of the history of the word in the United States. This action is believed to be unethical because of the vast disapproval as well as disregard for the feelings of people. This is an example of applied ethics because it is the action or application of ethical theories and practices, albeit not great ones.

Real Life Examples