A branch of philosophy concerned with systems of ethics, justice, moral problems and moral judgments. It consists of three sub-fields: metaethics (addresses question about the nature of morality), normative ethics (provision of moral framework for being able judge between ‘good’ and ‘bad’), and applied ethics (application of theories of ethics to specific issues such as the rights of children). One of the inspirational sources for contemporary moral philosophy was the British analytic philosopher G.E.M (Elizabeth) Anscombe (1919-2001), starting with an influential paper published in 1958. .
See Justice, Moral judgments, Morality