This is a comprehensive document which covers in detail the three key normative positions in Ethics (Virtue Ethics, Consequentialism, Deontology), the key thinkers associated with them as well as topics in Meta-Ethics (Relativism, Realism, Reasons, Free-Will, Biology). It is an amalgamation of my own notes from reading as well as lectures from the past five years. For each topic, I outline the key claims involved as well as giving in-depth analysis of them. I highlight the most important obj...

Business law and ethics

Ethics comes from the Greek word ethos, which means customs, behaviours or habits. Therefore, ethics simply is the study of what it means to do the right thing. Moreover, it is a major branch of philosophy that deals with having the right behaviour and leading a good life.

Notes on four key texts in meta-ethics, including JL Mackie's 'Inventing Right and Wrong' (error theory), Rachels, Harman and Smith.

Notes on Michael Smith's chapter 'Moral Realism' in 'The Blackwell Guide to Ethical Theory'

Notes on Gilbert Harman's 'The Nature of Morality'

Notes on JL Mackie's error theory in Chapter One of 'Ethics: Inventing Right and Wrong'

Notes on James Rachels 'The Elements of Moral Philosophy', ch 2: 'The Challenge of Cultural Relativism'