Chapter 1: Human Existence & Ethics

Question 1

human freedom to choose

Answer 1

emmanuel kant

Question 2

three postulates of ethics

Answer 2

immortality of the soul
human freedom
god

Question 3

sort of affirmation of human faith

Answer 3

general ethics

Question 4

does not apply general moral concepts and principles but also specifies the particular situations in life in which they are valid and legitimate

Answer 4

applied ethics

Question 5

branch of applied ethics which investigates practices and developments in the life science or biomedical fields

Answer 5

bioethics

Question 6

evolutionary phases of bioethical studies in medical ethics

Answer 6

hippocratic oath (460-357 bc)
percival’s medical ethics (england,1803)
american medical associations code of ethics 1942

Question 7

use of humans as experimental specimens

Answer 7

biomedical research

Question 8

people’s efforts or involvement in formulating public guidelines for both clinical cases and biomedical research

Answer 8

public ethics

Question 9

dominant themes in bioethical inquiry

Answer 9

principle of beneficence
principle of autonomy
principle of justice
- comparative justice
- non comparative justice

Question 10

prescribes the avoidance and prevention of harm and the production of good

Answer 10

principle of beneficence

Question 11

right of self determination giving emphasis to the more right of an individual to determine what is good for himself or herself

Answer 11

principle of autonomy

Question 12

basically means the rendering of what is true or merited

Answer 12

principle of justice

Question 13

individual or group receives is determined by balancing the competing claims or other individuals or groups

Answer 13

comparative justice

Question 14

the distribution of medical goods is determined by a certain standard rather than the needs or claims of individuals

Answer 14

non-comparative justice