PHLB09H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Virtue Ethics, Hippocratic Oath, Paternalism
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Week 3 lecture #4 : tuesday september 15, 2015. Beneficence do good and avoid unnecessary harm. Paternalism: some kind of decision made from an authority figure, for their own good, not based on their will. Pros and cons: pros: doctors are expert in their fields, should guide their decisions. Greater benefit in the future, able to serve the autonomy better cons: not told the whole truth, just portion of it: pros: doctors are experts in their field and should be trusted took the. Hippocratic oath: autonomy now is minimal, but in the future it"ll be greater put patient in a better position to be autonomous, cons: taking away the patient"s freedom to decide. Ability to rely on confidentiality is connected with self-control. Lie of omission vs. lie of commission. Will to life, has to be willing to improve, Provides the patient with most choice and choice of actions.
