Applied ethics
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==Modern approach==
One modern approach which attempts to overcome the seemingly impossible divide between deontology and utilitarianism is [[case-based reasoning]], also known as [[casuistry]]. Casuistry does not begin with theory, rather it starts with the immediate facts of a real and concrete case. While casuistry makes use of ethical theory, it does not view ethical theory as the most important feature of moral reasoning. Casuists, like Albert Jonsen and [[Stephen Toulmin]] (''The Abuse of Casuistry'' 1988), challenge the traditional [[paradigm]] of applied ethics. Instead of starting from theory and applying theory to a particular case, casuists start with the particular case itself and then ask what morally significant features (including both theory and practical considerations) ought to be considered for that particular case. In their observations of medical ethics committees, Jonsen and Toulmin note that a consensus on particularly problematic moral cases often emerges when participants focus on the facts of the case, rather than on [[ideology]] or [[theory]]. Thus, a Rabbi, a Catholic priest, and an agnostic might agree that, in this particular case, the best approach is to withhold extraordinary medical care, while disagreeing on the reasons that support their individual positions. By focusing on cases and not on theory, those engaged in moral debate increase the possibility of agreement.
==List of subfields of applied ethics==
* [[Medical ethics]] / [[bioethics]]
* [[Business ethics]]
* [[Hospitality ethics]]
* [[Environmental ethics]] (e.g. [[global warming]])
* [[Human rights]] issues (e.g. [[gender ethics]] / [[sexism]], [[classism]], [[racism]], [[Capital punishment]])
* [[Animal rights]] issues
* [[Legal ethics]]
* [[Computer ethics]]
* [[Media ethics]] / [[journalism ethics]]
* [[Research ethics]]
* [[Marketing ethics]]
* Education ethics
* Sports ethics
* Military ethics (e.g. [[just war theory]])
* International ethics (e.g. [[world hunger]])
* [[Public administration]] ethics
==See also==
*[[Ethics]]
*[[Ethical code]]s
*[[List of ethics topics]]
==Bibliography==
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* {{cite book | first=R.F. | last=Chadwick | year=1997 | title=Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics | chapter= | editor= | others= | pages= | location=London | publisher=Academic Press | id=ISBN 0-12-227065-7 | url= | authorlink= }}
* {{cite book | first=Peter | last=Singer | year=1993 | title=[[Practical Ethics]] | chapter= | editor= | others= | pages= | publisher=Cambridge University Press| id=ISBN 0-521-43971-X | url= | authorlink= }} (monograph)
===Anthologies===
* {{cite book | first=Hugh | last=LaFollette | year=2002 | title=Ethics in Practice (2nd Edition) | chapter= | editor= | others= | pages= | publisher=Blackwell Publishing| id=ISBN 0-631-22834-9 | url= | authorlink= }}
* {{cite book | first=Peter | last=Singer | year=1986 | title=Applied Ethics | chapter= | editor= | others= | pages= | publisher=Oxford University Press| id=ISBN 0-19-875067-6 | url= | authorlink= }}
* {{cite book | first=R.G. | last=Frey | year=2004 | title=A Companion to Applied Ethics | chapter= | editor= | others= | pages= | publisher=Blackwell | id=ISBN 1-4051-3345-7 | url= | authorlink= }}
===Journals===
* [http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/ET/home.html Ethics] (since 1890)
* [http://www.kluweronline.com/issn/1382-4554/contents The Journal of Ethics]
* [http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0264-3758 Journal of Applied Philosophy]
* [http://www.pdcnet.org/ijap.html International Journal of Applied Philosophy]
* [http://www.aspcp.org/ijpp/html/contents.html International Journal of Philosophical Practice]
==External links==
* [http://rockethics.psu.edu/ Rock Ethics Institute at Pennsylvania State University]
* [http://www.cappe.edu.au Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics at Australian National University, Charles Sturt University and University of Melbourne]
* [http://www.scu.edu/ethics Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University]
* [http://www.ethics.ubc.ca W. Maurice Young Centre for Applied Ethics at the University of British Columbia]
* [http://www.indiana.edu/~appe Association for Practical and Professional Ethics at the University of Indiana]
* Chris Young, [http://www.chrisyoung.net/writings/how-to-teach-intro-to-applied-ethics.html How to teach an introduction to applied ethics]
* [http://www.hospitalityethics.com HospitalityEthics.com ]
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