Philosophy of Ethics and Morality - Introduction to Ethics (Moral Philosophy) - What is Ethics?

The philosophy of ethics and morality explained:

How do you know if an action is moral or not? What is morality, and does it exist? Where does moral knowledge come from? These are questions that concern themselves with Ethics.

Ethics, also called moral philosophy, is the branch of philosophy that involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong behavior.

This video will serve as an easy-to-understand introduction to ethics and the three significant areas of study within ethics, which are:

metaethics, which deals with the foundations and nature of moral values, properties, and words, Normative ethics, which deals with systems of morality and questions how one ought to be and act morally, and Applied ethics which deals with what a person is obligated (or permitted) to do in specific situations, analyzing controversial present-day moral questions concerning abortion, euthanasia, animal rights, and more.

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0:00 Introduction
0:14 Ethics Defined
1:06 Metaethics
2:05 Cognitivist Theories
5:03 Non-Cognitivist Theories
7:26 Normative Ethics
7:51 Deontology
9:21 Consequentialism
11:01 Virtue Ethics
11:46 Applied Ethics
13:26 Conclusion