THE PRINCIPLES OF BIOETHICS 2 Flashcards
To achieve a well-formed conscience, one should always judge it unethical to cooperate formally with an immoral act
LEGITIMATE COOPERATION
TWO FORMS OF LEGITIMATE COOPERATION
Material Cooperation (Legitimate kind of
Cooperation)
Formal Cooperation
one may sometimes judge it to be an ethical duty to
cooperate materially with an immoral act (that is, only
indirectly intent its harmful effect) when only in this way can greater harm be prevented
LEGITIMATE COOPERATION
When one is identified to act but not to the
purpose of it.
Material Cooperation
● One that which is identified with the purpose of an objectively evil act.
● The one who cooperates has a direct intention for the evil object itself.
Formal Cooperation
The term autonomy comes from two Greek words:
auto (Self) and nomous (law), which literally means
self-governing.
is an attribute of a person who possesses a right to exercise freedom of choice and action in the pursuit of individual goals, whether at present or in the future
Self-determination
“right to whatever they wish with their bodies as long as no one else is harmed.”
AUTONOMY