For some, ethics is merely doing "the right thing," but in this class we are going to determine, to some degree, just what makes something the "right thing" and how we justify our decision. To do so, we are going to make use of the following definitions and descriptions of ethics found in wikipedia. These are not the final words on these issues, as is always the case with Wikipedia, but it's a good place to start your research and learning.

• Ethics Overview
• Applied Ethics
• Descriptive Ethics
• Environmental Ethics
• Normative Ethics
• Consequential Ethics
• Deontological Ethics
• Utilitarian Ethics
• Virtue Ethics