Etikstudier
Etikstudier, or ethics studies, is an academic field that investigates moral principles, values, and norms that guide human conduct. It encompasses normative ethics, which asks what people ought to do; meta-ethics, which examines the nature and status of moral judgments; and applied ethics, which deals with concrete issues in medicine, technology, law, business, and public life. The field is interdisciplinary, drawing on philosophy, law, social sciences, theology, and the humanities.
Historically, etikstudier has roots in ancient philosophical traditions and has evolved through moral philosophy of the
Common methods include conceptual analysis, ethical argumentation, case studies, and, increasingly, empirical social science research to
Applications include normative theories such as utilitarianism, deontology, and virtue ethics; applied domains like medical ethics,
In academia, etikstudier can lead to degrees in philosophy or ethics with concentrations in specific areas,