Ethics

Question 1

Traditional Ethical Analysis

Answer 1

Balancing (What is the harm what is the good)

Question 2

Deontological Values

Answer 2

Based on Duty
Ex: Respect for Persons, and Justice (treat persons equally)
(Would demand you tell the woman out of honesty)

Question 3

Consequential Values

Answer 3

Based on consequences
Do good to avoid harm
Beneficence vs Non-maleficence

Question 4

Care Perspective

Answer 4

Finding another way to do it

Question 5

Libertarian model of macroallocation

Answer 5

Unfortunate, not unfair
Neglect of history
Basketball and cocunuts…then famine hits

Question 6

Egalitarian Model of Macroallocation

Answer 6

Veil of Ignorance
Decent minimum
If you were the lowest how would you want to be treated

Question 7

Utilitarian Model of Macroallocation

Answer 7

Duty to die problem
Assessing values
(If you are old and using more than you contribute are you helping the greater good)

Question 8

Balacing Approach of Macroallocation

Answer 8

Need for disutilitarian choices

We must sometimes take care of the worst off at the expense of the greater good

Question 9

Microallocation

Answer 9

Double agency

Question 10

Ethics is common sense

Answer 10

Dont do something you wouldnt do to someone you care about
Don’t lie when asked direct questions
Distribute limited resources so they do the most good
Keep promises to patients