Moral philosophy is the study of ethics in relation to the ultimate questions of morality. There are two main branches of thought being Metaethics and Normative Ethics.

Metaethics:

Question: What is the nature and methodology of moral judgement?

The study of Metaethics studies the nature and methodology of moral decision and judgment and asks questions along the lines of:

What does “good” and “ought,” mean?

Can we justify moral truths?

Whether there is rationality between right and wrong?

A metaethical view normally consists of two conjoining parts.

1. The definition of “good” choices. 2. The selection of moral principles.

Methods of consonance often base morality on social convention, More >