Descriptive ethics is about 'is' done rather than what 'ought' to be done. Normative ethics is concerned with norms of action in terms of whether the action is right or wrong. Normative ethics attempts to tell us what is right and wrong. Normative ethics is concerned with what 'ought' to be done. is concerned with norms of action in terms of whether the action is right or wrong. Normative ethics attempts to tell us what is right and wrong.
Normative ethics is concerned with what 'ought' to be done.
Meta-ethics analyses the claims of normative ethics. What do we mean by right, good, bad etc. What do we mean by right, good, bad etc. Some basic approaches to meta ethics Intuitionism Intuitionism holds that ethical terms, like 'good' or 'bad' cannot be defined. We must rely on our intuitive understanding of these terms.