Applied ethics,as a methodology system,mainly includes two aspects:either a combination of methods at the technical level,which is the application combination of various principles,norms,reasoning skills,and analytical frameworks;or a methodology of"doing ethics".The early paradigm of applied ethics was a principled approach,which used universal principles to determine moral reasoning in specific cases.The research paradigm of contemporary applied ethics is a comprehensive decision-making system that"transforms"and"applies"diverse knowledge to solve moral dilemmas.It has two important methodological paths:balancing ethical principles and refining ethical rules.The balance and refinement of rules are the process of continuously developing moral reasoning in applied ethics,and are two fundamental analytical methods of applied ethics.Applied ethics not only opens up a moderately and infi-nitely open problem domain,but also gives birth to an open disciplinary knowledge exchange system and a comprehensive judgment and decision-making system.However,it should also be recognized that applied ethics cannot solve all moral dilemmas,and therefore can-not have unreasonable expectations of it.
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