Applied Ethics

Ethics is a branch of philosophy which produced by philosophers to answers questions about morality. To make it can be operates in specific situations, philosophers made an “Applied Ethics”.

Applied Ethics is a discipline of philosophy that attempts to apply ethical theory in real-life situations.

There are some sub-disciplines of Applied Ethics such as:

- Business Ethics

- Healthcare Ethics

- Research Ethics

- Science and Technology Ethics

- Animal Welfare Ethics

- Computer Ethics

- Professional Ethics

- Media Ethics

- Public Sector and Government Ethics

- International Ethics

- Bioethics

- Medical Ethics

- Neuroethics

- Hospitality Ethics

- Environmental Ethics

- Human Rights

- Animal Rights

- Legal Ethics

- Journalism Ethics

- Marketing Ethics

- Education Ethics

- Sports Ethics

- Military Ethics

- Public Administration Ethics.

There are possibilities that there is some sub-discipline which are not written in this article. That is because, Applied Ethics are developing continuously.

Applied ethics is used in some aspect of determining public policy. It helps us to answer debatable questions. For example, “Is getting an abortion immoral?”, “Is euthanasia immoral?”, “Is affirmative action right or wrong?”, “What are human rights, and how do we determine them?”, and “Do animals have rights as well?”