Issues of human and non-human life and death Flashcards
When Applying Natural law to an issue, what sould you consider?
- Which of the primary precepts affect the issue
- Which secondary precepts have presented a ruling on the issue
- Whether double effect applies
- Whether the situation requires an unusual response
- The view of the Catholic Church
- Reference to the virtues
- What a proportionalist response might be
When Applying Situation Ethics to an issue, what sould you consider?
- What will work in the situation
- How love is affirmed by the action taken
- Whether what you propose puts people before laws
- What end is aimed at: understanding agape love
- What means we use to obtain that end
- What motive lies behind our act
- What the forseeable consequences are
- How we calculate love’s demands and act accordingly
When Applying Virtue Ethics to an issue, what sould you consider?
- Which virtues are to be developed in the situation
- Which vices are being demonstrated
- How the possible actions will encourage good habits/ character
- What the motives are for the various courses of action
- Whether there are factors involved that cannot be accounted for by using virtue theory
Theft and Natural Law
Theft and Situation Ethics
Theft and Virtue Ethics
Lying and Natural Law
Lying and Situation Ethics
Lying and Virtue Ethics
Embryo research and designer babies: facts and ethical issues.
Embryo research and designer babies and Natural Law
Embryo research and designer babies and Situation Ethics
Embryo research and designer babies and Virtue Ethics
Abortion: facts and ethical issues
Abortion and Natural Law
Abortion and Situation Ethics
Abortion and Virtue Ethics
Euthanasia: facts and ethical issues
Euthanasia and Natural Law
Euthanasia and Situation Ethics
Euthanasia and Virtue Ethics
Capital Punishment: facts and ethical issues
Capital Punishment and Natural Law
Capital Punishment and Situation Ethics
