LESSON 3 (Ethics) Flashcards
The moral code that guides how an individual should behave
Ethics
According to him, morality can be viewed in different perspectives—as a law, as an inner conviction, as love, as personal growth, and as social transformation.
Donal Harrington
Illustrated the nuances between ethics and morality
James Gustafson
Also known as moral relativism; the principle that morality is relative to the norms of a particular culture
Ethical Relativism
A theory on knowledge, truth, and meaning rather than morality.
Ethical Pragmatism
Who coined the term Ethical Pragmatism
Charles Sanders Peirce
Who further developed the Ethical Pragmatism
William James
The rightness or wrongness of actions is determined by their consequences
Ethical Ultitarianism
Who founded Ethical Ultitarianism
Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill
The state recognizes the sanctity of life and shall protect the life of the mother and the life of the unborn from conception
Article II, Section 12
Also known as mercy killing, it is a practice of ending a life intentionally, usually in situations when the individual is terminally ill, to relieve him or her of pain and suffering.
Euthanasia
Who described euthanasia as the process of inducing the painless death of a person who is severely debilitated
Herbert Hendin
An individual gives consent to subject himself or herself to a painless death
Voluntary euthanasia
Conducted when the permission of the patient to perform the process is unavailable, like in the case of a patient in a deep comatose, or neonates born with significant and major defects
Non-voluntary
The individual does not give his or her consent
Involuntary euthanasia
It is a controversial ethical issue because it involves genetic manipulations that are perceived to be against moral standards set by society.
Genetic engineering
A procedure whose main purpose is to screen, choose, and select the genes for proper detection of any genetic disease and other chromosomal malformations.
Genetic Screening
Techniques such as genetic control, therapy, and surgery
Genetic interventions
A form of genetic engineering that makes use of stem cells to treat or prevent diseases
Stem-cell therapy
Popularly known as laboratory fertilization
In vitro fertilization (IVF)
Guide individuals in dealing with issues and conflicts in the workplace in order for them to remain functional
Professional ethics
