PHLB09H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Prima Facie, Bioethics, Normative Ethics
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Deliberating action: what"s right, what"s wrong, assessing actions in a moral pov (cid:1) (cid:1) Normative ethics: which principles should guide action; which are. Applied ethics: which moral norms can solve given practical moral. Bioethical issues: health care, medical science, medical tech (cid:1) (cid:1) Moral: overriding, universal, impartial, rational (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) Obligatory (wrong not to do ex, required) Never take a life intentional vis a vis utilitarian (optimize happiness for all), kantian (humans have a worth), natural law theories. Self governance: at some point, it emerges from the individual. Violations coerced treatment, physical confinement, non consensual experimentations. Borderline cases: addiction, mental illness, infants, harm to others. Paternalism: overriding autonomy for one"s own good (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) Avoid needless harm: violations: intent, negligence, ignorance. Maximize benefit, minimize harm for all concerned. Question: in what respect should equals be treated equally? (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1)
