FRHD 3150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Negative And Positive Rights, Primum Non Nocere, Reinforcement
14 Mar 2018
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Ethical issues: abuse of power ubiquitous, pervasive throughout human history, the rules of conduct recognized with respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group, culture, etc, e. g. , medical ethics, research ethics. Ethics: standards of behaviour developed within a cultural group to promote survival of that group, counter control. Influence controlee has on controller by virtue of access of to reinforces: e. g. , in a democratic society, voters vote for elected officials. Is it ethical to control behaviour: 2 assumptions regarding the systematic application of learning principles for behaviour modification, behaviour can be controlled. It is desirable to achieve certain behavioural objectives. 4 fundamental ethical principles (medicine: the principle of justice, obligation to treat all people equally, fairly, and impartially. Impose no unfair burden: respect for autonomy, an obligation to respect the autonomy of others, their decisions concerning their own lives. This is also called the principle of human dignity.
