It is commonly divided into three main areas: metaethics, normative ethics, and applied ethics, each of which is distinguished by a different level of inquiry. A normative moral theory is a systematized account of morality that addresses important questions related to effectively guiding moral conduct.

Consequentialism is the view that the rightness of an action is determined by its consequences.

normative moral theory — a systematized account of morality that addresses important questions related to effectively guiding moral conduct. ren — a central concept in Confucianism that is used to mean either someone with complete virtue or to refer to specific virtues. consequentialism — a moral theory that looks at an action’s outcome or consequences to determine whether it is morally right. Warring States period — a period of widespread conflict, suffering, and social unrest in Chinese history that gave rise to highly influential philosophical approaches, including Mohism, Confucianism….