Editing Situated ethics (section)

{{Short description|Theory of applied ethics}}
'''Situated ethics''', often confused with [[situational ethics]], is a view of [[applied ethics]] in which abstract standards from a culture or theory are considered to be far less important than the ongoing processes in which one is personally and physically involved, e.g. climate, ecosystem, etc.  It is one of several theories of ethics within the [[philosophy of action]].

There are also [[situated]] theories of [[economics]], e.g. most [[green economics]], and of [[knowledge]], usually based on some situated ethics.  All emphasize the actual physical, geographical, ecological and infrastructural state the actor is in, which determines that actor's actions or range of actions - all deny that there is any one [[perspective (cognitive)|point of view]] from which to apply [[moral standard|standard]]s of or by [[authority]].  This makes such theories unpopular with authority, and popular with those who advocate political [[decentralisation]].