Lesson 05

Question 1

There are two necessary features for an issue to be considered an applied ethical issue.

a. The issue needs to be __________. Significant groups of people are both for and ________ the issue at hand.
b. The issue must distinctly be a ______ issue.

Answer 1

a. controversial; against

b. moral

Question 2

The following principles are the ones most commonly appealed to in applied ethical discussions:

a. Consequentialist Principles. These appeal to the _________ of an action as it affects the _________ or ________.
b. Duty-based Principles are duties we have toward ______.
c. Duty-based Principles are based on moral ______.

Answer 2

a. consequences; individual; society
b. others
c. rights

Question 3

Biomedical ethics focuses on a range of issues which arise in ________ settings. Give two examples:

Answer 3

clinical
examples:
Prenatal issues
Patient rights and physician's responsibilities
AIDS crisis
Medical experimentation on humans
Euthanasia

Question 4

Environmental ethics often _______ with business and medical issues. Give two examples:

Answer 4

overlaps
examples:
rights of animals
morality of animal experimentation
preserving endangered species
pollution control
management of environmental resources
whether eco-systems are entitled to direct moral consideration
our obligation to future generations

Question 5

Sexual ethics & morality. Give two examples

Answer 5

monogamy vs polygamy
sexual relations without love
homosexual relations
extramarital affairs
same sex marriage

Question 6

Social ethics & morality. Give two examples

Answer 6

capital punishment
nuclear war
gun control
recreational use of drugs
welfare rights
racism
civil disobedience
gambling

Question 7

Ethics deal with human ________ in and out of the _______.

Answer 7

relationships; church