Applied Ethics

Question 1

What do the different ethical theories say about euthanasia?

Answer 1

• Situation Ethics
  o Loving is not liking
  o Love is the only norm
  o Relativism
  o Personalism
• NML
  o Protection of life
  o Ordered society
  o Worshipping god
  o Double effect
• Virtue Ethics
  o Courage in dying

Question 2

What do the different ethical theories say about abortion?

Answer 2

• Situation Ethics
  o Agapeic calculus
  o Love is the only norm
  o Relativism
  o Personalism
• NML
  o Reproduction
  o Protection of life
  o Worshipping God
  o Double effect
• Virtue Ethics
  o Dependent on the women

Question 3

What do the different ethical theories say about embryo research?

Answer 3

• Situation Ethics
  o Pragmatic
  o Agape
  o Fletcher, we are makers and selectors
• NML
  o Reproduction
  o Changing God’s creation
• Virtue Ethics
  o Compassion

Question 4

What do the different ethical theories say about lying?

Answer 4

• Situation Ethics
  o Love is justice
• NML
  o Worship God, 10 commandments
  o Ordered society
• Virtue Ethics
  o Truth is a ‘plain dealer’

Question 5

What do the different ethical theories say about theft?

Answer 5

• Situation Ethics
  o Pragmatism
  o Personalism
  o Agape love
• NML
  o Ordered society
  o Would accept if dying
• Virtue Ethics
  o Justice in law

Question 6

What do the different ethical theories say about capital punishment?

Answer 6

• Situation Ethics
  o Pragmatism
  o Relativism
  o Agapeic calculus
• NML
  o Ordered society
  o Protection of life
• Virtue Ethics
  o Justice

Question 7

What do the different ethical theories say about intensive farming with animals?

Answer 7

• Situation Ethics
  o Personalism
  o Pragmatism
• NML
  o Hierarch of souls
  o Dominion
• Virtue Ethics
  o Compassion

Question 8

What do the different ethical theories say about scientific procedures and animals?

Answer 8

• Situation Ethics
  o Agape
  o Pragmatism
  o Relativism
  o Love is not liking
• NML
  o Preserve human life
• Virtue Ethics
  o Intellect is a virtue

Question 9

What do the different ethical theories say about blood sports?

Answer 9

• Situation Ethics
  o Not loving so no
  o Fox hunting to save sheep
• NML
  o No objections
• Virtue Ethics
  o Common Greek pastime

Question 10

What do the different ethical theories say about organ transplants with animals?

Answer 10

• Situation Ethics
  o Agapeic calculus
• NML
  o Preserve life
• Virtue Ethics
  o Intellect and knowledge
  o Compassion