Chapter 1 Reading Goals

  • Understand the difference between “normative” and “nonnormative” ethics, and describe the different types of each.
  • Describe the concept of “common morality” and how it relates to particular and professional moralities.
  • Understand what conditions constitute a “moral dilemma” and how such conditions differ from a “practical dilemma.”
  • Be able to list and describe the four moral principles that form the framework of principlism, and understand what it means for these principles to be prima facie
  • Explain what the authors mean by “moral regret” or “moral residue,” and be able to explain its importance for moral deliberation.
  • Be able to list and describe the six conditions that constrain balancing of moral norms
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