To say that ethics is a normative discipline is to say that it deals with norms: those standards of appropriate and proper (or "normal") behavior. Norms establish the guidelines or standards for determining what we should do, how we should act, what type of person we should be.

Solved

Norms

Question 25

Multiple Choice

Norms:

A) are the underlying beliefs that cause people to act or to decide one way rather than another.
B) are standards of appropriate and proper behavior.
C) are referred to by the phrase "personal integrity."
D) do not presuppose any underlying values.

Correct Answer: