PHI 1370 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Complete Control, Categorical Imperative, Sukha
7 Mar 2016
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Greece"s climate was similar to the fertile crescent, the middle east ethics and philosophy are intertwined argumentative thinking, and therefore scientific and philosophical thinking, used as it is used in western culture. Stories from hesiod and homer about the gods referred to before 800bc: with interaction between cultures, questions as to why some beliefs are right over other emerged, mythology gave answers when societies became multicultural, thinking became argumentative. People started questioning who they are and what they came from ( why? ) Relativism the kind of ethics that says there is no right answer; it depends on who you are, which culture you are from, what the subject is. Each individual follows that can be worked out without external authority. A nurse"s job entails human contact but ethical health care decisions are made if possible, with patient, family, and legal. Organization of health care system means than nurses work cooperatively with other professionals.
