RLG210Y1 Lecture Notes - Categorical Imperative, Polytheism, Fetishism
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Which person best represents Kantian deontology?
Susie refused the take Jimmy's life because to kill him would be to treat Jimmy purely as an instrument or object to whatever end she was trying to achieve. | ||
Susie refused to take Jimmy's life, even in self defense, because in her religion it is considered a sin for which she will be punished by her god. | ||
Susie refused to take Jimmy's life because if all people were to take the lives of others the world would be chaos. | ||
Susie refused to take Jimmy's life because doing so would make her a vicious person. |
According to Kant's theory, being capable of acting morally means you have dignity and to have dignity means you are priceless. Things and persons who lack this capacity, lack moral worth.
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According to Kant's theory, there are certain actions, such as lying, that we are never permitted to do regardless of the affects of those actions on others.
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What gives humans value for Kant?
Being valued by others. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Having the capacity to reason. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Having capacity to love others. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acting morally. All are important components in Kantâs theory except for which of the following:
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5. The majority of financing for Medicaid programs comes from _______.
a. | the federal government |
b. | state governments |
c. | individual premiums |
d. | charitable care |
26. The DRG (Diagnosis-Related-Group) payment system used by Medicare to reimburse physicians is also used by private insurance companies and hospitals as a framework for their own medical care reimbursements.
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False
27. The Human Capital approach considers investments in healthcare as an investment in making people more productive by making them healthier.
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False
28. According to the Human Capital approach the value of a human life increases with the productivity (as measured by life time earning power) of an individual.
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False
29. Which of the following statements is true about major medical professional categories since 1970?
a. The number of physicians has had the highest rate of increase.
b. The number of dentists has had the highest rate of increase.
c. The number of registered nurses has had the greatest rate of increase.*
d. The number of optometrists has had the greatest rate of increase.
30. Analysts have suggested that the nursing home sector has large numbers of non-profit providers because:
a. Older people cannot afford for-profit care.
b. Religious institutions often provide the care.
c. it is difficult to monitor nursing home quality, and nonprofit institutions would have less incentive to skimp on care.
d. Government provides incentives to nonprofit providers.