PHL 302 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Moral Relativism, Relativism, Fetus

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHL 302
• Professor: David Rondel

Document Summary

Ethics in health care week 1-day 1 (part 2) Ethics of health care: a guide for clinical practice (p. 2-10; 13-25) edge & grooves. Professional ethics: contain rules that require us to stay within the law in our professional conduct, e. g. The ama"s (cid:272)la(cid:396)ifi(cid:272)atio(cid:374) state(cid:373)e(cid:374)t (cid:396)ega(cid:396)di(cid:374)g the (cid:396)elatio(cid:374)ship (cid:271)et(cid:449)ee(cid:374) la(cid:449) a(cid:374)d ethi(cid:272)s holds that while ethical values and legal principles are usually closely related, ethical obligations typically exceed legal duties. Involves issues such as the need to avoid talking badly about other practitioner, especially to patients, or the need to stay within the role boundaries of our specialty: rules of etiquette help maintain order and civility. Philosophy of moral nihilism: they believe that there are no moral truths, no moral facts, no moral knowledge or responsibilities. For those who believe in this nothing can truly be wrong or right in a moral sense.