PHIL 116 Lecture 3: Autonomy
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Moral status - who do you have moral obligations to, who deserves well-being/welfare. Which entities have the capacity to flourish. Reasoning about which actions/goals are virtuous or ethically good. Species membership - if you"re a human, then you want to treat a human ethically. Capacity for suffering - related to utilitarianism (goal is to maximize pleasure and minimize pain) Justification could be that we dont harm things that can experience pain or suffering. Rational agency - decision making capacity imago dei - humans are made in the image of god (catholics, christians) Futility - case of ineffective or lack of medical care for patients who lack most functional capacity or cause further suffering ex) life support, coma, vegetative state.
