Overall ethics

• What is the main belief of absolutist ethics?

  Actions have a set moral value
• Who generally takes an absolutist approach?

  Religions or religious believers
• What do relativist ethics suggest about moral values?

  There is no set right or wrong
• How do relativist ethics differ from absolutist ethics?

  Relativist ethics depends on situations and individuals
• What is deontological ethics also known as?

  Rule-based ethics
• What does deontological ethics believe about moral rules?

  They apply to all people, all the time
• What do deontological ethics assert about morality?

  It lies in following moral rules/duties
• What is the core belief of teleological ethics?

  Actions are judged by their outcomes
• What does the phrase 'the ends justify the means' imply in teleological ethics?

  Morality depends on achieving the best outcome
• What is teleological ethics also known as ?

  Consequentialist ethics