RELG 2650 - Midterm Exam Questions With
Complete Solutions
Creation
- existence depends on God
- God creates all
- God transcends creation
- creation is good
Covenant
agreement between two parties, usually of unequal power, that creates a relationship
- sets forth obligations and promises that both parties commit to
Torah
First five books of the Hebrew Bible; primary sacred text in Judaism; law of God
revealed to Moses
Quran
the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life
at Mecca and Medina
Sunna
An Islamic model for living, based on the life and teachings of Muhammad; doesn't have
as much weight as the Quran
Magesterium
church's teaching authority that helps to classify disagreements in tradition and apply it
to new issues.
Aristotle
A Greek Philosopher who influenced religions
Creation applied to relationship with our body
Human dignity- we are created in the image of God; humans equally have dignity and
purpose; why taking care of our body is important
Elliot Dorff
, has list of fundamental jewish themes/beliefs regarding health care
Fundamental Jewish themes/beliefs regarding health care
1) Body belongs to God: created by God and will be returned to God
2) Body is morally neutral, and potentially good: not inherently bad
3) Obligation to heal oneself and others: humans participate in God's actions
consequentialism
the doctrine that the morality of an action is to be judged solely by its consequences;
calculable approach to ethics; considers pleasure vs pain
how would a consequentialist respond to the trolley problem
they would say whichever choice kills the less people is the better choice, even if it
requires you to actually pull the lever causing the death
critiques of consequentialism
- consequences of any act may stretch into the distant future making them essentially
unknowable (remote consequences)
- doesn't define any action as intrinsically immoral and anything can be justified if there
is an argument that it benefits more people
- limited understanding of consequences and hard to know what is going to happen.
- little protection for the individual
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Deontology
ethics is a matter of determining and following inviolable moral norms; ethical action is
action from devotion to duty; linked to Kant
Kant
philosopher associated with deontology (study of duty and obligation)
Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment
An study of 600 African American sharecroppers (1932 to 1972) from Alabama. The
men were all tested for syphilis infection and those with positive results were never
informed or treated. Due to this study, laws were passed that protect human subjects'
rights and mandate informed consent.
Belmont Report
Complete Solutions
Creation
- existence depends on God
- God creates all
- God transcends creation
- creation is good
Covenant
agreement between two parties, usually of unequal power, that creates a relationship
- sets forth obligations and promises that both parties commit to
Torah
First five books of the Hebrew Bible; primary sacred text in Judaism; law of God
revealed to Moses
Quran
the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life
at Mecca and Medina
Sunna
An Islamic model for living, based on the life and teachings of Muhammad; doesn't have
as much weight as the Quran
Magesterium
church's teaching authority that helps to classify disagreements in tradition and apply it
to new issues.
Aristotle
A Greek Philosopher who influenced religions
Creation applied to relationship with our body
Human dignity- we are created in the image of God; humans equally have dignity and
purpose; why taking care of our body is important
Elliot Dorff
, has list of fundamental jewish themes/beliefs regarding health care
Fundamental Jewish themes/beliefs regarding health care
1) Body belongs to God: created by God and will be returned to God
2) Body is morally neutral, and potentially good: not inherently bad
3) Obligation to heal oneself and others: humans participate in God's actions
consequentialism
the doctrine that the morality of an action is to be judged solely by its consequences;
calculable approach to ethics; considers pleasure vs pain
how would a consequentialist respond to the trolley problem
they would say whichever choice kills the less people is the better choice, even if it
requires you to actually pull the lever causing the death
critiques of consequentialism
- consequences of any act may stretch into the distant future making them essentially
unknowable (remote consequences)
- doesn't define any action as intrinsically immoral and anything can be justified if there
is an argument that it benefits more people
- limited understanding of consequences and hard to know what is going to happen.
- little protection for the individual
-
Deontology
ethics is a matter of determining and following inviolable moral norms; ethical action is
action from devotion to duty; linked to Kant
Kant
philosopher associated with deontology (study of duty and obligation)
Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment
An study of 600 African American sharecroppers (1932 to 1972) from Alabama. The
men were all tested for syphilis infection and those with positive results were never
informed or treated. Due to this study, laws were passed that protect human subjects'
rights and mandate informed consent.
Belmont Report
