Normative Ethics is a category of ethical theories that focuses on how we ought to live. Normative theories are commonly grouped as virtue theories, duty (or deontological) theories, and consequential (or teleological) theories.
A. Write an introduction that explains ethics, explains normative ethics, and explains the purpose of your paper.
B. For each category above (virtue, duty, consequential),
1. Explain the category
2. Explain the weakness of the category
Example:
Virtue [Note this is a heading]
Virtue is…
The weakness of virtue ethics is…
Duty Ethics [Note this is a heading]
Duty ethical theories are defined as…
The weakness of duty…
Consequential Ethics [Note this is a heading]
Consequential ethical theories are defined as…
Consequential ethical theories are not…
