Theories

Question 1

Ethical relativism

Answer 1

What is right in my culture is right no matter where I am

Question 2

Teleological

Answer 2

Utilitarianism always act for the greater good of the most people

Question 3

Deontological

Answer 3

Treat others as you want to be treated Kant. Don’t kill tell the truth don’t treat a person as a means to an end

Question 4

Doctrine of double effect

Answer 4

Doing something morally good that has a bad side effect even if you knew it would have a bad side effect is OK

Question 5

Autonomy

Answer 5

Self rule. We have an obligation to respect the autonomy of other persons. Which is to respect decisions made by other people concerning their own lives

Question 6

Beneficence

Answer 6

We have an obligation to bring about good and all of our actions

Question 7

Nonmaleficence

Answer 7

Do no harm

Question 8

The principle of justice

Answer 8

Treat people equally, fairly, and impartially

Question 9

Corollary

Answer 9

Impose no unfair burden

Question 10

Casuistry

Answer 10

Compare a white cases two other cases that have been considered and decided

Question 11

Libertarianism

Answer 11

Individual rights, what’s mine is mine,Life liberty property

Question 12

Virtue ethics

Answer 12

Everyone should act virtuous

Question 13

Medical futility

Answer 13

There’s no medical benefit to the treatment

Question 14

Nihilism

Answer 14

The rejection of all religious and moral principles often in the believe life is meaningless

Question 15

Social contract theory

Answer 15

Someone’s moral or political obligations are dependent upon contract or agreement among them to form the society which they live

Question 16

Kantian ethics

Answer 16

The rightness or the wrongness of actions depend on if they fulfill a duty

Question 17

Religious ethics

Answer 17

Moral principles that guide religions and set the standard for what is and is not acceptable behavior