Answer to Question #252896 in Philosophy for Vera warren

Question

Choose one of the three basic areas of ethical study and explain how it

helps an individual understand his or her moral experiences?

Answer 1

Ethics reflect beliefs about what is right, what is wrong, what is just, what is unjust, what is good, and what is bad in terms of human behavior. They serve as a compass to direct how people should behave toward each other, understand and fulfill their obligations to society, and live their lives.

Descriptive ethics seems to be a type of empirical inquiry that looks at people's attitudes individually or in groups. To put it another way, this is the branch of philosophical or general ethics concerned with observing the moral decision-making process in order to describe it.