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The development of moral consciousness in advanced societies has gradually formed two levels of reflection and language within the moral realm: the morality of everyday life, and ethics or moral philosophy1. The different moralities active in everyday life attempt to provide direct guidance for action. Ethics also guides conduct, but only indirectly, since its task consists in reflecting on the rational foundations of morality: foundations that are ultimately normative (Cortina 1986: chap.1).
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CORTINA, A. (2006). THE PUBLIC ROLE OF BIOETHICS AND THE ROLE OF THE PUBLIC. In: Rehmann-Sutter, C., Düwell, M., Mieth, D. (eds) Bioethics in Cultural Contexts. International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine, vol 28. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4241-8_12
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