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25 Cards in this Set
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Ethical Relativism |
Moral standards are not objective but are relative to what individuals or cultures believe. |
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Virtue Ethics |
A moral theory that focuses on the development of virtuous character. ex: what would Jesus do? |
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Kantian Ethics |
The rightness or wrongness of actions does not depend on their consequences but on whether they fulfill our duty. |
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Sick Role |
2 rights: cannot be blamed, given leeway 2 Responsibilities: get well, seek treatment |
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Weak paternalism |
Acting on behalf of persons who autonomy is diminished |
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Strong Paternalism |
Overriding another's autonomy with their best interests in mind |
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Hippocratic Oath |
Professional code of medical practice saying to help, not harm. ex: no assisted suicide, no abortions |
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Egalitarian Theory |
Maintain that a just distribution is an equal distribution |
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Libertarian Theory |
Emphasizes personal freedoms and the right to pursue ones own social and economic well-being in a free market without interference of others. |
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Utilitarianism |
The view that right actions are those that result in the most beneficial balance of good over bad consequences for everyone involved. |
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Act-utilitarianism |
The rightness of actions depends solely on the relative good produced by individual actions |
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Rule-utilitarianism |
Avoids judging rightness by specific acts and focuses instead on rules and governing categories of acts. |
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Rawl's Contract Theory |
Morality based on social contract or agreement among individuals for mutual advantage |
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Natural Law Theory |
The right thing to do it what nature intends |
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Ethics of Care |
Focusing on the demands of specific situations and to the virtues and feelings that are central to close relationships. |
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Feminist Ethics |
Downplays the role of moral principles and traditional ethical concepts. |
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Sam Hariss |
Science can give us what we value but can never tell us what we should value. Has no opinion on morality. |
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Beneficence |
Physicians need to help people in danger or harm, and do the best in picking the best possible treatment considering the risks. |
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Utility |
Satisfaction and economic outcome, balance the bad and the good. |
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Means to an end |
End of life care, euthanasia |
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Justice |
fair distribution of scarce resources, competing needs, rights and obligations, and potential conflicts with established legislation. Treat equals equally |
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Autonomy |
People have the right to exercise their capacity for self determination. |
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Psychology |
Study of the mind |
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Sociology |
Study of society |
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Social psychology |
How interactions effect an individual |
