• 1.1: Metaethics, Normative Ethics, and Applied Ethics

    • Steve McCartney and Rick Parent’s Ethics in Law Enforcement: “Chapter 2: Ethical Systems” URL

      This chapter outlines the three broad categories of ethical systems normative ethics, applied ethics, and meta-ethics. Use the navigation arrows on the right and left side of the page to move forward through the eleven sections in this chapter. By the end of this reading, you will be able to define the three broad ethical systems and describe several approaches to ethics. Be sure you have a good understanding of the important approaches for Unit 1: deontology, consequentialism, and natural law.