Jarvis thomson Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

QUIZ 3 Question 1: Marc Wicclair argues that regardless of the situation, only the patient can be the one to decide when further treatment is “futile,” since, after all, it is the patient’s life at stake! True False Question 2: Hardwig argues that although families have a duty to care for family members who have fallen ill, this is not an infinite duty. Thus, patients need to balance their own demands with the important interests of those who are also (emotionally, psychologically, ...

Purdy correct answer: "Conception can sometimes be morally wrong on grounds of genetic information, although the judgment will not apply to those who accept the moral legitimacy of abortion and are willing to employ prenatal screening and selective abortion." Risk (there are risks to procreate and therefore it shouldn't always be permissible. Purdy ) correct answer: a. Because of environmental conditions or poverty b. Because you live in a civil war/ lack of social services c. Beca...

In this document, Jarvis Thomson’s “A Defense of Abortion” is summarized.

Which of the following is TRUE of libertarians? correct answer: They favor government for defense and for limited public works. There is a breakthrough in cancer research and a new drug seems to cure anyone who takes it for a year, but it is very rare and expensive, so there is only enough for a few patients. Kantian ethical theory would favor allocating this drug according to: correct answer: a lottery. Which of these is FALSE about utilitarianism as a moral theory? correct answer: Vir...

TEST BANK for Ethics for the Information Age 8th Edition by Michael Quinn . ISBN 8006, 4. All 10 Chapters (Complete Download). Table of Contents 1. Catalysts for Change 2. Intr oduction to Ethics 3. Networked Communications 4. Intellectual Property 5. Information Privacy 6. Privacy and the Government 7. Computer and Network Security 8. Computer Reliability 9. Professional Ethics 10. Work and Wealth Multiple-choice Questions For each of the following questions, choose the letter of the one best ...

Chapter 1 ETHICS AND THE EXAMINED LIFE MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Not thinking too deeply or too systematically about ethical concerns a. isolates you from other people. c. ensures that no moral dilemmas arise. b. undermines your personal freedom. d. helps guide you to moral truth. 2. Which of the following is the overall point of the author’s discussion of “doing ethics”? a. Doing ethics is difficult, but not doing it is foolish. b. Doing ethics requires many years of careful study. c. Mo...

Test Bank, Practice exam quizzes for The Ethical Life: Fundamental Readings in Ethics and Moral Problems 5th Edition by Russ Shafer-Landau. ISBN-10: 2 ISBN-13: 8241 PART I The Good Life 1. John Stuart Mill Hedonism 2. Robert Nozick The Experience Machine 3. Chris Heathwood Faring Well and Getting What You Want 4. Brad Hooker The Elements of Well-Being 5. Susan Wolf Happiness and Meaning: Two Aspects of the Good Life PART II Normative Ethics Theories of Right Conduct 6. Plato Eut...

Chapter 1 ETHICS AND THE EXAMINED LIFE MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Not thinking too deeply or too systematically about ethical concerns a. isolates you from other people. c. ensures that no moral dilemmas arise. b. undermines your personal freedom. d. helps guide you to moral truth. 2. Which of the following is the overall point of the author’s discussion of “doing ethics”? a. Doing ethics is difficult, but not doing it is foolish. b. Doing ethics requires many years of careful study. c. Most peopl...

These notes helped me achieve an A* and summarises the following: - Issues in medical ethics - What a 'person' means - Sanctity of life vs quality of life - Christian perspective vs secular perspective - Personhood - Beginning of life - Abortion - Euthanasia - Strengths and weaknesses

These notes helped me achieve an A* and summarises the following: - Issues in medical ethics - What a 'person' means - Sanctity of life vs quality of life - Christian perspective vs secular perspective - Personhood - Beginning of life - Abortion - Euthanasia - Strengths and weaknesses