PHI 2396 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Primum Non Nocere, Consequentialism, Retributive Justice
14 Dec 2017
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Chapter 1 bioethics: principles, issues, and cases. Respect patient as capable of his/her life (deserving) Respect patient in having final authority/ final say in their body. Doctors must outline what they"re doing to the patient and gain approval before continuing or else its considered assault. Not a principle directing medicals to become benevolent, but directing them to do good. A principle directing doctors to not bring about harm. Don"t make them worse: both principles are consequentialist principles, both of these are similar. Nonmaleficence tend to be strict rules, unlike beneficence. Nonmaleficence tend to come with penalties like legal penalties. We should produce the most favourable balance of good over bad (or benefit over harm) for all concerned. We cannot always just benefit others or just avoid harming them. Utilitarianism: applied everywhere in bioethics to help resolve most dilemmas. The utility principle often involves complex calculations of costs and benefits the frequently generating controversy.
