Ethics

Question 1

Integrity

Answer 1

• Commitment to the truth
• Refers to openness and scrutiny (How honest and transparent is it?)

Question 2

Justice

Answer 2

• Emphasises the fair distribution of resources and equal access to benefits of an action
• Whereas ‘fairness’ refers to equal treatment, ‘justice’ refers to giving everyone what they need

Question 3

Beneficence

Answer 3

Seeking to maximise the benefits for others. It promotes the wellbeing of others.

Question 4

Respect

Answer 4

• Upholding the value of others including their welfare, beliefs, freedoms, and autonomy
• Promotes the freedom of others to make decisions for themselves and their protection from persecution or exploitation.

Question 5

Non-Maleficence

Answer 5

• A commitment to minimising
  harm sometimes at the cost of restricting some people’s freedoms.

Question 6

Consequences approach

Answer 6

‘ENDS JUSTIFY THE MEANS’

• The best action is the one that produces the ‘most good’ and the ‘least harm’
• Must show a positive and negative effect when taking this approach

Question 7

Duty/rules based approach

Answer 7

‘MEANS ABOVE THE ENDS’

• The best action is the one that follows what’s legally right, regardless of the outcome

Question 8

Virtues based approach

Answer 8

‘MORAL COMPASS’

• The best action produces the “most good” and “least harm”