PHLB09H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Meta-Ethics, Paternalism, Begging
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Intro: morality concerns beliefs regarding morally right and wrong actions and morally good and bad persons or character. Is applied ethics focused on healthcare, medical science and medical technology: seeks to answer a vast array of tough ethical questions. Implicit in moral norms is the notion of impartiality the idea that everyone should be considered equal, that everyone"s interests should count the same. We should actively promote the wellbeing of others and prevent or remove harm to them. Chapter 1: intro textbook notes: utility, we should produce the most favourable balance of good over bad (or benefit over harm) for all concerned. Justice: refers to people getting what is fair or what is their due, retributive justice. Concerns the fair meting out of punishment for wrongdoing: distributive justice. Concerns the fair distribution of society"s advantages and disadvantages: ex. Major issue in bioethics, who gets health care, how much and who pays: libertarian.
