Bioethics Principles Issues and Cases latest
Edition Test Bank
Applied Ethics - answers The use of moral norms and concepts to resolve practical
moral issues
Bioethics - answers Applied ethics focused on health care, medical science, and
medical technology
Cultural Relativism - answers The view that right actions are those sanctioned by one's
culture
Deductive Argument - answers An argument indented to give logically conclusive
support to its conclusion
Descriptive Ethics - answers the study of morality using methodology of science
Divine Command Theory - answers the View that right actions are those commanded by
God and wrong actions are those forbidden by God
Ethical Relativism - answers The view that moral standards are not objective but are
relative to what individuals or cultures believe
Ethics - answers The study of morality using the tools and methods of philosophy
Inductive Argument - answers An argument intended to give probable support to its
conclusion
Metaethics - answers The study of the meaning and justification of basic moral beliefs
Moral Absolutism - answers The belief that objective moral principles allow no
exceptions or must be applied the same way in all clases and cultures
Moral Argument - answers An argument whose conclusion is a moral statement
Moral Objectivism - answers The view that there are moral norms or principles that are
valid or true for everyone
Morality - answers Beliefs regarding morally right and wrong actions and morally good
and bad persons or character
Normative Ethics - answers The search for, and justification of, moral standards, or
norms
, Paternalism - answers the overriding of a person's actions or decision-making for their
own good
Subjective Relativism - answers The view that right actions are those sanctioned by a
person
Act utilitarianism - answers assesses each separate act according to whether it
maximizes pleasure over pain
consequentialist theory - answers considers the consequences of an action in
determining what is ethical
Contractarianism - answers moral theories based on the idea of a social contract, or
agreement, among individuals for mutual advantage
deontological theory - answers ethical theory that states that people should adhere to
their obligations and duties when analyzing an ethical dilemma
doctrine of double effect - answers the principle that performing a good action may be
permissible even if it has bad effects, but performing a bad action for the purpose of
achieving good effects is never permissible; any bad effects must be unintended
Moral Theory - answers an explanation of what makes an action right or what makes a
person or thing good
Natural Law Theory - answers a theory asserting that the morally right action is the one
that follows the dictates of nature
rule utilitarianism - answers supports rules that on balance produce the greatest good
Utilitarianism - answers idea that the goal of society should be to bring about the
greatest happiness for the greatest number of people
Virtue Ethics - answers A moral theory that focuses on the development of virtuous
character.
Abortion - answers The ending of a pregnancy
Act-Utilitarianism - answers The view that the rightness of actions depends solely on the
relative good produced by individual actions
Active Euthanasia - answers Performing an action that directly causes someone to die;
"mercy killing"
Applied Ethics - answers The use of moral norms and concepts to resolve practical
moral issues
Edition Test Bank
Applied Ethics - answers The use of moral norms and concepts to resolve practical
moral issues
Bioethics - answers Applied ethics focused on health care, medical science, and
medical technology
Cultural Relativism - answers The view that right actions are those sanctioned by one's
culture
Deductive Argument - answers An argument indented to give logically conclusive
support to its conclusion
Descriptive Ethics - answers the study of morality using methodology of science
Divine Command Theory - answers the View that right actions are those commanded by
God and wrong actions are those forbidden by God
Ethical Relativism - answers The view that moral standards are not objective but are
relative to what individuals or cultures believe
Ethics - answers The study of morality using the tools and methods of philosophy
Inductive Argument - answers An argument intended to give probable support to its
conclusion
Metaethics - answers The study of the meaning and justification of basic moral beliefs
Moral Absolutism - answers The belief that objective moral principles allow no
exceptions or must be applied the same way in all clases and cultures
Moral Argument - answers An argument whose conclusion is a moral statement
Moral Objectivism - answers The view that there are moral norms or principles that are
valid or true for everyone
Morality - answers Beliefs regarding morally right and wrong actions and morally good
and bad persons or character
Normative Ethics - answers The search for, and justification of, moral standards, or
norms
, Paternalism - answers the overriding of a person's actions or decision-making for their
own good
Subjective Relativism - answers The view that right actions are those sanctioned by a
person
Act utilitarianism - answers assesses each separate act according to whether it
maximizes pleasure over pain
consequentialist theory - answers considers the consequences of an action in
determining what is ethical
Contractarianism - answers moral theories based on the idea of a social contract, or
agreement, among individuals for mutual advantage
deontological theory - answers ethical theory that states that people should adhere to
their obligations and duties when analyzing an ethical dilemma
doctrine of double effect - answers the principle that performing a good action may be
permissible even if it has bad effects, but performing a bad action for the purpose of
achieving good effects is never permissible; any bad effects must be unintended
Moral Theory - answers an explanation of what makes an action right or what makes a
person or thing good
Natural Law Theory - answers a theory asserting that the morally right action is the one
that follows the dictates of nature
rule utilitarianism - answers supports rules that on balance produce the greatest good
Utilitarianism - answers idea that the goal of society should be to bring about the
greatest happiness for the greatest number of people
Virtue Ethics - answers A moral theory that focuses on the development of virtuous
character.
Abortion - answers The ending of a pregnancy
Act-Utilitarianism - answers The view that the rightness of actions depends solely on the
relative good produced by individual actions
Active Euthanasia - answers Performing an action that directly causes someone to die;
"mercy killing"
Applied Ethics - answers The use of moral norms and concepts to resolve practical
moral issues
