Health Sciences 2200A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Descriptive Ethics, Ethical Naturalism, Anti-Realism

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In the community you have to have a sense of what"s allowable. You also have to know what is encouraged, maybe there are things that people should do in situations. What are things that you should never do. These are the things we talk about when we talk about ethics: meta ethics, what goes into an ethical theory, meta-ethical approaches. The fundamental beliefs and or knowledge that contextualize your ethical beliefs. You need to know what goes into the beliefs and values that you have. This is important because you need to know what you belief and why in the healthcare field because you start to make decisions for other people. Even if things go badly if you did it based on a principle you believed in that made sense to you then you can feel better about your decision. This is pure theory on what is right and wrong.