PHIL 235- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 52 pages long!)
30 Nov 2017
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Biomedical ethics unit 1 lesson 1 ethical foundations. Physician-assisted suicide voluntary suicide by a patient committed with the assistance of her ph(cid:455)si(cid:272)ia(cid:374), (cid:449)ho t(cid:455)pi(cid:272)all(cid:455) p(cid:396)o(cid:448)ides the (cid:373)ea(cid:374)s to e(cid:374)d the patie(cid:374)t"s life. eugenics controlled breeding practices used to improve the genetic quality of offspring. Microallocation decisions made by particular institutions or hcps concerning who will obtain available resources; for example, which patient will receive an available organ. Biggest challenge for morality = balancing self-interests w/ the interests of others our interests = the interests of everyone else affected by our actions/outcomes. Argument to make an egoist (all humans)to accept that being moral is in best long-term interests: as an egoist, i want to promote my interests unimpeded. The more others, including the government, interfere with my interests by telling me what to do, the more harm i experience. However, rules are necessary to create co-operation and resolve conflicts, which cannot occur unless (almost) all individuals follow them.
