Practical ethical decision-making frameworks used to work through real-world moral dilemmas.
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- What is the core premise of utilitarianism?
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Right action produces the greatest happiness for the greatest number.- Define deontological ethics in simple terms.
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Morality is based on duties and rules, not just outcomes.- What does virtue ethics emphasize?
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Developing virtuous character traits through practice and habit.- What is care ethics?
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An approach prioritizing relationships, empathy, and responsiveness to needs.- What is rights-based ethical reasoning?
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Focusing on protecting and respecting individual rights and dignity.- What is the social contract approach to ethics?
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Morality based on mutual agreements and cooperation among individuals.- Name the four core principles in Principalism (Beauchamp and Childress).
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Autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, justice.- What is the purpose of stakeholder analysis?
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To identify all people affected by an ethical decision.- Explain Rawls' veil of ignorance.
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Decide as if you don't know what position or status you will have in the outcome.- What is the doctrine of double effect?
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Distinguishes between intended consequences and foreseen side effects.- What is the reversibility test in ethics?
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Ask whether you would accept the action if you and another person switched roles.- What is the publicity test?
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Ask if you would be comfortable if your decision and reasons were made public.- Define Mill's harm principle.
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An action is ethically wrong only if it causes harm to others.- What is moral sensitivity?
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The ability to recognize that an ethical issue or dilemma exists in a situation.- What is a moral agent?
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A person capable of making ethical choices and responsible for their actions.
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