PHLB09H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Anencephaly, Brainstem, Neocortex
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Baby x case: the infant is born with anencephaly: there is a main brain stem but a lack of functioning cerebrum, the baby will never gain consciousness lacks the neocortex responsible for cognition. Professional code of ethics: hippocratic oath how to conduct yourself as a physician, american medical association, canadian medical association, college of physicians and surgeons, codes of ethics can change over time (i. e. abortion) Laws are still connected to morality they try to be moral. What is it: the nature of morality, normative ethics: concerns the content of moral judgements and their justifications. Why: applied ethics: considers the application of principles to specific contexts. Metaethics: involves considering whether morality can exist, whether morality can be justified, what the nature of morality is, what the sources for morality are, and what is the nature of moral statements . A matter of taste or preference (food etc. ) We disagree with stuff that disgusts/upsets us.
