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Unit 1 1. Ethical Foundations Fisher: Morality & Ethics Key Concepts: Main Braches of Ethics: 1. Meta-Ethics • Questions the very possibility and nature of ethics itself. • are there objective moral facts? • What do the words “right” and “wrong” actually mean? 2. Normative Ethics • Seeks the rules or principles that should guide behavior. A. Consequentialism  Right & Wrong is determined by consequences put on the decision (utilitarianism is one type) B. Deontology...

Contents Unit 1...........................................................................................................................................................4 1. Ethical Foundations..........................................................................................................................4 Fisher: Morality & Ethics......................................................................................................................4 2. Ethics & Biomedical Ethics.......

Ethical Foundations Normative Ethics Consequentialist Theories Action considered right/wrong based on the outcome. Egoism: Best outcome for me Utilitarianism – John Stuart Mill: Best overall/general outcome/happiness of anyone. Don’t value your own happiness over others’. BAD because you value your family more than strangers. Deontology Outcome doesn’t matter. Simply say what’s right/wrong. Ex: Killing someone is good because donate organs to many, right? Wrong. But, how do we...