healthcare ethics Flashcards
he believed that both good and evil line in a sensations. pleasure being good and evil being bad
epicurus
he taught pleasure can be gained by living a life of moderation , courage and justice by cultivating friendship
epicurus
father of modern utilitarianism
jeremy bentham
action is right if they increase happiness and diminish misery. it is wrong when they have opposite effect
bentham’s theory
six criteria to measure pleasure
intensity
duration
certainty
propinquity
fecundity
purity
he developed the theory from a version put forward by his mentor
john stuart mill
for him, object of virtue is the multiplication of happiness
john stuart mill
he believed utilitarianism yo be in the spirit of golden rule
john stuart mill
each act is considered on the basis of its net benefit
act utilitarianism
it suggests that people choose actions that will in any given circumstance, increase the overall good
act utilitarianism
decision makers developed rules that will have the greatest net benefit
rule utilitarianism
it suggests that people choose rules that when followed consistently will maximize the overall good
rule utilitarianism
widely used in healthcare system
utilitarianism
sometimes called characteristics
virtue ethics
represents that individual’s actions are based upon a certain degree of innate moral virtue
virtual etics
8 cardinal virtues
wisdom
courage
temperance
justice
generosity
faith
hope
charity
a character trait that is morally valued such as truthfulness, kindness, or honesty
moral virtue
he considered goodness of character to be produced by the practice of virtuous behavior rather than virtuous acts being the end result of a good characters
aristotle
virtue according to _____ is equal to excellence of character and depends on motivation, deliberation, clear judgement, self - control and practice.
aristotle
aristotle’s traits of a virtuous character provided three criteria
- virtuous act must be chosen for their owns a key
- the choice must proceed from a firm and unchangeable character
- virtue is a disposition to choose the mean
she adds another perspective to aristotle’s concept of virtuous person
philippa ruth foot