MODULE 1 Flashcards
A practical and normative science based kn reason that studies human acts and provide norms for their goodness and badness.
ETHICS
3 Ethical Postulates
- Human Freedom
- Immortality of the Soul
- God
Types of Ethics
General Ethics and Applied Ethics
Bioethics as Applied Ethics
- Medical Ethics
- Research Ethics
- Public Policy
Formulation of ethical norms for the conduct of HEALTHCARE professionals in the treatment of pxs.
Medical Ethics
Conducting EXPERIMENTS using HUMANS as SPECIMENS
Research Ethics
Refers to the people’s efforts or involvement in formulating public GUIDELINES for both Clinical cases and Biomedical research
PUBLIC POLICY
Practice of doing acts of GOODNESS, KINDNESS, AND CHARITY
“ DO NO HARM, DO GOOD”
Benefincence
” Right to SELF DETERMINATION”
It underscores individual “FREEDOM”, giving centrality to the sovereignty of he individuals conscience
AUTONOMY
Give what is DUE
Equity, Fairness, Impartiality
One acts justly if and when one gives others their fue, but one acts unjustly whenever one withjolds what others Deserve
JUSTICE
Give what is DUE
Equity, Fairness, Impartiality
One acts justly if and when one gives others their fue, but one acts unjustly whenever one withjolds what others Deserve
JUSTICE
This ethical doctrine claims that there are “ NO UNIVERSAL OR ABSOLUTE MORAL PRINCIPLES”. Standards lf right and wrong are always relative to a particular culture or society.
ETHICAL RELATIVISM
“SITUATION” ETHICS
Legalism , Antinomianism , Situationism
One must always act in the name of CHRISTIAN LOVE —– whatever the situation may be
CHRISTIAN LOVE
Theory of “ KNOWLEDGE, TRUTH, AND MEANING “ rather than morality. Argues that the true and valid form of knowledge is characterized as “PRACTICAL, WORKABLE, BENEFICIAL, AND USEFUL”
PRAGMATISM
