... heralded considerable interest in ethics Traditionally, there is a distinction between philosophical reflection on the nature of moral judgement (sometimes called metaethics) and the promulgation... promulgation of moral views about such things as abortion or warfare Only three decades ago, most philosophers considered that metaethics alone was of interest to them as philosophers Although they might... than as professional philosophers Nowadays, however, although the division between metaethics and applied ethics still remains, philosophy has widened its realm of concern to include many contemporary