Which of the Following Best Explains the Difference Between Normative

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following best explains the difference between normative ethics and applied ethics?

• A) Whereas normative ethics aims to answer questions about the nature of morality and moral thought and language, applied ethics aims to develop general theories about what makes actions right or wrong.
• B) Whereas applied ethics aims to determine what is actually right or wrong for you to do in specific situations, normative ethics aims to answer questions about what norms guide most people's moral reasoning in a society.
• C) Whereas normative ethics aims to develop general theories about what makes actions right or wrong, applied ethics aims to develop intermediate-level moral principles that enable us to apply the general theories of normative ethics.
• D) Whereas applied ethics aims to determine what kinds of actions one should do in specific circumstances, normative ethics aims to develop general theories about what makes actions right or wrong.

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