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