4 pt. 3 Flashcards
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- the branch of ethics which consists of the analysis of specific, controversial moral issues such as abortion, animal rights, or euthanasia.
Applied ethics
2 features necessary for an issue to be considered an “applied ethical issue.”
______ in the sense that there are significant groups of people both ______ and ______ the issue at hand.
controversial, for, against
2 features necessary for an issue to be considered an “applied ethical issue.”
it must be a distinctly ______; the issue must be more than one of mere ______: it must be ______ as well.
moral issue, social policy, morally relevant
______
- The aim of this is to help make a given society run efficiently by devising conventions, such as traffic laws, tax laws, and zoning codes.
SOCIAL POLICY
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- it concerns more universally obligatory practices, such as our duty to avoid lying, and are not confined to individual societies.
MORAL ISSUE
NORMATIVE PRINCIPLES IN APPLIED ETHICS:
Personal benefit
Social benefit
Principle of benevolence
Principle of paternalism
Principle of harm
Principle of honesty
Principle of lawfulness
Principle of autonomy
Principle of justice
Rights
NORMATIVE PRINCIPLES IN APPLIED ETHICS
______: acknowledge the extent to which an action produces beneficial consequences for the individual in question
Personal benefit
NORMATIVE PRINCIPLES IN APPLIED ETHICS
______: acknowledge the extent to which an action produces beneficial consequences for society
Social benefit
NORMATIVE PRINCIPLES IN APPLIED ETHICS
______: help those in need
Principle of benevolence
NORMATIVE PRINCIPLES IN APPLIED ETHICS
______: assist others in pursuing their best interests when they cannot do so themselves.
Principle of paternalism
NORMATIVE PRINCIPLES IN APPLIED ETHICS
______: do not harm others
Principle of harm
NORMATIVE PRINCIPLES IN APPLIED ETHICS
______: do not deceive others
Principle of honesty
NORMATIVE PRINCIPLES IN APPLIED ETHICS
______: do not violate the law
Principle of lawfulness
NORMATIVE PRINCIPLES IN APPLIED ETHICS
______: acknowledge a person’s freedom over his/her actions or physical body.
Principle of autonomy
NORMATIVE PRINCIPLES IN APPLIED ETHICS
______: acknowledge a person’s right to due process, fair compensation for harm done, and fair distribution of benefits.
Principle of justice
NORMATIVE PRINCIPLES IN APPLIED ETHICS
______: acknowledge a person’s rights to life, information, privacy, free expression, and safety.
Rights
DIFFERENT APPROACHES IN NORMATIVE PRINCIPLES:
consequentialist
duty-based
DIFFERENT APPROACHES IN NORMATIVE PRINCIPLES
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- appeal to the consequences of an action as it affects the individual or society
consequentialist
DIFFERENT APPROACHES IN NORMATIVE PRINCIPLES
consequentialist:
personal benefit and social benefit
DIFFERENT APPROACHES IN NORMATIVE PRINCIPLES
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- based on duties we have toward others
- based on moral rights
duty-based
DIFFERENT APPROACHES IN NORMATIVE PRINCIPLES
duty-based
based on duties we have toward others:
benevolence, paternalism, harm, honesty, and lawfulness
DIFFERENT APPROACHES IN NORMATIVE PRINCIPLES
duty-based
based on moral rights:
autonomy, justice, and the various rights
Issues in Applied Ethics:
Biomedical ethics
Business ethics
Environmental ethics
Sexual morality
Social Morality
Issues in Applied Ethics
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- focuses on issues in medical or clinical settings
Biomedical ethics
