Ethics and world politics 1

Question 1

Normative theorizing

Answer 1

Evaluates the rightness or wrongness of actions, policies, institutions, or practices in relation to how theorists interpret meaning and implication of values such as freedom, justice, and equality.

Empirical assumptions
Relies on philosophy and norms
Asks what it should be/improvement

Question 2

Descriptive theory

Answer 2

How the world actually is

Motivated by normative concerns