Biomedical Ethics- Exam 1 Questions and
Answers (100% Correct Answers)
The right to make decisions about one's own life is the principle of
Ans: Autonomy
In Bentham's ________ calculus, the criterion of how many people are likely to benefit
from a course of action is called_______.
Ans: Felicific, extent
A moral proposition of the form "If you want X, then you should do Y" Is called a
______________
Ans: Hypothetical/Imperative
The idea that moral judgements are expressions of feelings is called________.
Ans: Emotivism
CIRCLE ONE
Metaethics is concerned with
Ans: 2. The meaning of ethical terms
For Beauchamp and childress, ________, are the locus of certainty; for casuists, the
locus of certainty is______.
Ans: 4 principles
paradigmatic cases
to answer the objections that utilitarianism may command to do something that is
unjust, utilitarians adopt one of two strategies
Ans: a). to change what is being evaluated
b). change the definition of what is good
A prima facie duty becomes an actual duty in two circumstances
Ans: a).It is relevant duty and it does not conflict with other duties
b). it conflicts with other duties but overrides them
For Kant, the only thing that is good without qualification is _________.
Ans: good will
While consequentialists and deontologists focus on _______, virtue ethicists focus
on______________
Ans: consequences and actions