ethical

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SUPERVISOR : XXXXXXXXX TITLE : The Pressing Ethical Issue At Present Time : Energy Crisis

STUDENT No (c ) 2008

Introduction

Ethics , also known as moral philosophy involves systematizing , defending and also recommending concepts of right and wrong behaviours . Today philosophers generally sub-divide ethical theories into three general sub groups : metaethics , normative ethics and applied ethics (Bentham 1789 ,

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Metaethics investigates where peoples ' ethical values emanate from , and further what they mean to us . Metaethics puts its focus on issues and concepts related to

the universal truths , the will of God our individual emotions in addition to the role reason in ethical judgements

Normative ethics deals with issues that arrive at moral standards that usually regulate right or wrong behaviours . This could involve articulating the good habits that we ought to acquire , our relationships with other people and the duties that we should follow among others

Lastly , applied ethics involve itself in controversial day to day issues , such as death sentences , legalizing abortion , gay marriages homosexuality , infanticide , environmental issues such as global warming and nuclear weapons among other issues (Emmett 2000 ,

.193 . It is through the use of both tools of metaethics and those of normative ethics that debates in applied ethics try to determine these contentious issues

The most pressing ethical issue discussed in environmental ethics , is the energy crisis which is a global issue . Energy is the engine of all activities on earth . These ranges from economy of the world through business investments , food production , industrialization...