Module 2 - Moral Agency & Moral Status

Question 1

Autonomous Conditions

Answer 1

Independence, Competency, Authenticity

Question 2

Independence Condition

Answer 2

Person must have capacity to make choices and not be under the control of any external constraint (hypnosis or threats) or inner compulsion (addictions)

Question 3

Competency Condition

Answer 3

A person must have the capacities necessary to deliberate rationally about their choices

Question 4

Authenticity Condition

Answer 4

A person must have the capacity to personally assess their own values, goals, and commitments

Question 5

Moral capacity

Answer 5

Have all capacities and are autonomous (normal adult)

Question 6

Moral responsibility

Answer 6

Anyone with autonomy has __ for their actions

Question 7

Moral deference

Answer 7

If you have moral responsibility, then you have the right to be shown respect for your choices w/o interfering (moral deference)

Question 8

Paternalism

Answer 8

Overusing another person’s choice for their own good

Question 9

Moral agent

Answer 9

How an autonomous person can act. There are varying degrees of moral agents

Question 10

Levels of moral agency

Answer 10

Authentic choice, competent choice, independent choice (lowest, common)

Question 11

Independent Choice

Answer 11

A moral agent must exercise their capacity to chose while being under no constraint or compulsion, no deliberation or assessment of values

Question 12

Competent choice

Answer 12

Make independent choice and exercise capacities go rationally deliberate

Question 13

Authentic choice

Answer 13

Independent, competent, and exercises their capability to authentically assess their values

Question 14

Value-neutral autonomy

Answer 14

Assumes that ideal moral agent is somehow entirely self-determining

Question 15

Substantive autonomy

Answer 15

Select values that promote human growth and fulfillment

Question 16

Relational autonomy

Answer 16

Type of substantive autonomy, rejects individualism and emphasizes interdependence and connectedness. Says full autonomy can only be found through healthy relationships

Question 17

Moral Agency

Answer 17

doing a moral action (or a person who does = moral agent)

Question 18

Moral agent

Answer 18

person who acts with moral agency, has moral responsibility–> autonomy (freedom to make decisions and understand how decisions relate to ones values)

Question 19

Moral responsibility is evaded by __ and __

Answer 19

paternalism and deference

Question 20

Paternalism

Answer 20

imposing ones moral decisions onto others

Question 21

Deference

Answer 21

relying on others to make moral decisions for oneself

Question 22

Moral status/standing

Answer 22

receiving a moral action

Question 23

Person

Answer 23

worthy of moral consideration, receive moral actions