What Is a Major Difference Between Descriptive Ethics and Normative

question 8

Multiple Choice

What is a major difference between descriptive ethics and normative ethics?

• A) Normative ethics concerns moral beliefs, whereas descriptive ethics concerns moral behaviors.
• B) Normative ethics implies that some people's moral beliefs are incorrect, whereas descriptive ethics does not.
• C) Descriptive ethics cannot be done properly before doing normative ethics.
• D) Descriptive ethics is not a scientific topic of study, whereas normative ethics is.

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