Chapter 1

Question 1

Branch of philosophy that seeks to understand the nature, purposes, justifications, and found principles of moral rules and systems the compromise

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Ethics

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An individual’s view of what is right or wrong based on one’s personal life teachings, traditions, and experiences

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Microethics

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Involves a more global view of what is right and wrong

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Macroethics

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What are 3 ways that ethics is used?

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Philosophical, general patter or way of life, set of rules of conduct or moral code

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Addresses issues such as the nature of life and death, what constitutes murder, how we should treat people

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Bioethics

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Why do we study ethics?

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Make sound judgements, good decisions, and right choices

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Describes a class of rules held by society to govern the conduct of its individual members

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Morality

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Ideas about what is right and what is wrong

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Morals

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Prescribes the standards of conduct, states principles expressing responsibilities, defines the rules expressing duties of professionals to whom they apply

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Code of conduct

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Used to guide human conduct by stating desirable traits to be exhibited and undesirable ones

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Standards

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Describe responsibilities that do not specify what the required conduct should be

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Principles

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Specify specific conduct; they do not allow for individual professional judgement

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Rules

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Judgements concerned with what an individual or group believes to be the right or proper behavior in a given situation

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Moral judgement

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Study of the origin and meaning of ethical concepts

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Metaethics

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Attempts to determine what moral standards should be followed so that human behavior and conduct may be morally right

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Normative ethics

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Study of what people believe to be right and wrong and why they believe it

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Descriptive ethics

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Application of normative theories to practical moral problems such as abortion, euthanasia, and assisted suicide

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Applied ethics

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Emphasizes that the morally right action is whatever action leads to the maximum balance of good over evil

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Consequential ethics theory

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Moral worth of an action is determined solely by its contribution to overall usefulness

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Utilitarian ethics theory

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Focuses on one’s duties to theories and others’ rights such as keeping the truth and keeping promises

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Deontological ethics

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Denies that the consequence of an action are the only criteria for determining the morality of an action; right or wrong depends on the intention not the outcome

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Non-consequential ethics

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Right or wrong depends on the moral norms of the society in which it is practiced

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Ethical relativism

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Universal rules of conduct derived from ethical theories that provide a practical basis for identifying what kinds of actions, intentions, and motives are valued

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Ethical principles

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Right of a person to makes one’s own decisions

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Autonomy

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Describes the principle of doing good, demonstrating kindness, showing compassion and helping others

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Beneficence

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Someone may believe that they know what is best for another person and make decisions that they believe are in that person’s best interest

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Paternalism

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Making decisions for their patients even though they are capable of making their own choices

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Medical paternalism

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What is an example of paternalism?

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Witholding information from someone because they believe it is of best interest for that person

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What is an example of medical paternalism?

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Telling a patient what they believe is best for them based on personal beliefs

Question 30

Employer recognizes and considers employee rights when making decisions in the workplace

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Employment related paternalism