Uses of ethical theories in professional ethics

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4. Ethics is the study of
what is right or wrong in
human conduct. This is a
branch of Philosophy
which studies moral
principles. Hence, Ethics
is also known as Moral
Philosophy
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6. Ethical theories
• Ethical Theories are
attempts to provide a clear,
unified account of what our
ethical obligations are.
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9. Ethics of conduct
• Ethics of conduct
describes about the sort
of actions that has to be
performed.
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10. Ethics of character
• It deals with the determination
of what makes a person, or
character, good rather than
what makes an action good.
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11. Consequentialism
• Consequentialism, describes that
actions should be judged right or
wrong on the basis of their
consequences.
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14. Deontology
• An action is considered
morally good because of
some characteristic of the
action itself, not because
the product of the action is
good.
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16. Utilitarianism
• Utilitarianism is an
ethical theory
that determines right
from wrong by focusing
on outcomes. It is a form
of consequentialism.
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18. Ethical egoism
• Ethical egoism is the
normative ethical position
that moral agents ought to
act in their own self-
interest.
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20. Kantianism
• Kantianism is the ethical
theory put forward by
the German
philosopher Immanuel.
According to him, the morality
of an action is not based on its
consequences.
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