Ethics

Question 1

• Communitarianism/community ethics

Answer 1

• Is the act good for everyone who will be affected by the act?

Question 2

• Deontology

Answer 2

• Is the act right or wrong in itself, irrespective of benefits for me, or other consequences?
  Abiding to “duty of care”.

Question 3

• Consequentialism/utilitarianism

Answer 3

• Whether an action is right or wrong is dependent on the consequences – the action is right if it maximises the greatest positive consequence.

Question 4

• Religious theory

Answer 4

• Does the act respect the sanctity of human life?

Question 5

• Virtue ethics

Answer 5

• Am I being honest to myself + consistent in my acts?

Professionalism and morals matter most.

Question 6

• 4 ethical principles (Beauchamps & Childress)

Answer 6

• Autonomy (free will).
• Beneficence (do good).
• Non-maleficence (do no harm).
• Justice (fair distribution of gain/cost).