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Applied ethic
* is the discipline committed to ask that question.
* subset of ethics generally.

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Business ethic
* are an extension of our personal ethics
  - different from ethics
  - formal and informal
  - the key to profits
* has an interdisciplinary character.
* is also about relationships
  - an output of economic success rather than an input to it
  - just a category of ethics that applies in the world of business
  - related to the philosophical assumptions about what is right
  - simply a matter of obeying the law
  - taught in UK universities by academics from a range of diverse disciplines
  - the application of moral standards to business situations
* lies at the heart of avoiding abuses and creating a world that is safe for business.
* movement that rapidly finds advocates.
* relates to the decisions or actions of an individual within an organization.
* revolves around financial matters.
* spring from the classic theory of utilitarianism.
* tightens the definition to only productive organizations.

Christian ethic
* are realizable only in eternity.
* is based upon love
  - essentially a social as well as a personal pursuit
* state that sexual looseness harms the soul as much as murder.
* teach self-sacrifice and love.

Computer ethic
* are ethics applied to the realm of computers and information systems.
* has to do with the standards of personal conduct when dealing with computers.

Discourse ethic
* are procedural rules for the public sphere.
* thoroughly anthropocentric moral theory.

Environmental ethic
* are inherent in our rituals and gatherings.
* attempts to guide environmental decisions involving competing values.
* concerns decisions on environmental problems that involve competing values.
* form of applied ethics.
* is one of the newest fields of philosophical study.

Feminist ethic
* diverse endeavor represented by a diversity of feminist ethical theories.
* is studied, as is the effects of colonialism on women and the environment.

Good ethic
* creates trust and commitment, and trust dissolves when ethics become compromised.
* hold that a good end can never justify evil means to attain it.
* is good for society as well as the economy.

Legal ethic
* are sometimes an oxymoron.
* concerns the standard of professional conduct and responsibility required of a lawyer.
* prohibit lawyers from making guarantees on the outcome of a case.

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Medical ethic
* Much medical ethics involves the application of moral theories to medical ethical problems.
* accepts that there right to a certain level of medical care.
* are concerned with the distributive part of comparative justice.
* growth industry.
* is an interdisciplinary research and teaching subject
  - examined in relation to the practice of healthcare management
* large portion of the online library of information.
* preclude doctors from participating in executions.
* refers generically to physician, nursing, and healthcare ethics
  - to values and guidelines governing decision making in medical practice
* revolves around clinical matters.
* vary greatly in different regions of the world.

Normative ethic
* is compared and contrasted with descriptive ethics and meta-ethics.
* is concerned with norms of action in terms of whether the action is right or wrong
  - what 'ought' to be done
  - the study of general normative principles or virtues
* seeks to set norms or standards for conduct.

Philosophical ethic
* includes two different domains.
* is the rational study of moral value.

Professional ethic
* are a major feature of all professions.
* calls for a personal commitment to the highest standards of morality.
* has a higher level of responsibility than civil or criminal law.
* is an integral and crucial component of paralegal education and practice
  - different from personal morality