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Ethics is an axiological theory. It is the science of values. It deals with norms or standards to evaluate human conduct. Let me make it clear that moral philosophising and application of moral standards is not limited to philosophers. Every human being philosophises about values. Everyone uses moral theories. Philosophy, however, is the only discipline engaged in the study of moral theories as one of its subject. Philosophers attempt to justify the theories they propose. The problem of philosophising arises quite naturally when anyone begins to reflect upon his or her moral practices questioning the justification of actions. Ethics has a practical purpose. Knowledge of moral practice must not be conceived as a purely theoretical knowledge of moral phenomena, but as practical knowledge about how we ought to live. The philosopher is called upon to give a blue print of becoming good in different stations of life. This is called applied ethics.
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