ethics Flashcards
Consequences - based - approach
aim to achieve maximisation of positive outcomes and minimisation of negative effects.
Duty/rule-based approach
how people act and places importance on the idea that people have the duty to act a particular way,
Virtue
what a good person would do
Ethical concepts
- Integrity
- Justice
- Beneficence
- Non-maleficence
- Respect
Integrity
honest reporting of all sources of information and communication of both favourable or unfavourable results
Beneficence
the commitment to maximising benefits and minimising the risks and harms involved in taking a particular position or course of action.
Non-maleficence
avoiding the causations of harm
Respect
Regard to the welfare, liberty and autonomy, beliefs, perceptions, customs and cultural heritage
Justice
the moral obligation to ensure that there is fair consideration of competing claims; that there is no unfair burden on a particular group