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Morality and Ethics Flashcards

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Conflict of Interest

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A situation in which an individuals personal interests appear to influence the exercise f his official responsibilities

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Bioethics

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Theoretical foundation of rights and obligations in healthcare relationships between provider and patient, and the moral issues arising

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Advance directives

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Written statements made while the patient is competent for use at a time when they are no longer competent

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Morality

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System meant to generate co-operative behavior and regulate interpersonal social relations through practical action guidance and conflict resolution

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Ethics

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Systematic study of morality; concepts and justification involved in reasoning

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Metaethics

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Study of morality as a concept

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Normative ethics

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Statements and principles that tell people how to behave morally

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Applied ethics

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Study of morality in practical contexts

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Practical Action guidance

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Knowing what is expected of our own behaviours

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Selfish Egoist

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Exclusively self interested person who promotes primarily short term interests

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Negative Rights

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Rights to non- interference, where others refrsin from doing something to interfere with you

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Positive Rights

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Welfare rights, rights to provision of some item or service you require for your welfare

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For which type of rights is the duty holder not specified?

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Positive

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2 purposes of morality

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Generate cooperative behaviour

Regulate interpersonal relations

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5 C’s of morlaity

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Cooperation
Compromise
Compassion
Conquer 
Conflict
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3 types of rights

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Moral
Political
Legal

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Moral rights

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Justified by reasoning of an enlightened conscience

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Political Rights

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Entitle recognition/ participation in the government

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Basic Human Rights

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Moral behaviours required to facilitate cooperative behaviour

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3 sources of morality

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Subjectivism
Relativism
Objectivism

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Subjectivism

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Right actions are those sanctioned by a person

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Relativism

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Right actions are those sanctioned by one’s culture

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Objectivism

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There are moral norms that are valid and true for everyone

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2 sources of objectivism

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Authority figure

Reason/ rationality

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Deontology

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Rightness of actions determined by their intrinsic value

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Kant

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Perfect/ imperfect duties– Believed morla duties are categorical, universla and absolutely binding

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Perfect Duties

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Obligatory and can never be breached

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Imperfect duties

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Aimed at a particular outcome and are always secondary to perfect duties

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Categorical Imperitive

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CI1: Universalizability
CI2: Respect for autonomy

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Ross

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Prima facie duties

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Prima Facie Duties

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Obligatory unless a compelling reason to override them

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7 prima facie duties

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Fidelity
Reparation
Gratitude
Justice
Beneficence
Self- improvement 
Non maleficence
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Consequentialist

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Rightness of action dependant soley on the consequences and outcomes

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Utilitarianism

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Right action is what results in the most beneficial balance of good over bad for everyone involved (Cost benefit analysis)

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Principle of Utiltiy

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Maximize benefits and minimize harm

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Bentham

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Hedonistic Utilitarianism: People seek pleasure and avoid pain

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Mill

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Standard of Goodness: Goodness of consequences to be determined by values that don’t change from person to person

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Moral Agent

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A rational, mentally mature person who is capable of understanding action options and should be responsible for their actions

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2 levels of utiltiy

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Rule utility

Act Utility

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Rule utility

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General rules that if we conform to, will create the best balance of good

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Act utiltiy

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Rightness depends on the relative good produced by actions

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2 principles of ethic of care

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Avoid or minimize harm

Create, maintain and protect positive relationships

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4 principles of bioethics

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Respect for autonomy
Beneficence
Nonmaleficence
Justice

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Moral Community

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Group of moral agents who agree to limit their behavior in order to achieve personal and social benefits

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Paternalism

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People in positions of authority of restricting the freedom and responsibilities of those dependant on them

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Weak paternalism

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Permissable to interfere with autonomy only when the person is acting irrationally

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Strong paternalism

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Permissable to override autonomy in order to promote benficence and nonmalifence

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