LESSON 3 (Ethics)

Question 1

The moral code that guides how an individual should behave

Answer 1

Ethics

Question 2

According to him, morality can be viewed in different perspectives—as a law, as an inner conviction, as love, as personal growth, and as social transformation.

Answer 2

Donal Harrington

Question 3

Illustrated the nuances between ethics and morality

Answer 3

James Gustafson

Question 4

Also known as moral relativism; the principle that morality is relative to the norms of a particular culture

Answer 4

Ethical Relativism

Question 5

A theory on knowledge, truth, and meaning rather than morality.

Answer 5

Ethical Pragmatism

Question 6

Who coined the term Ethical Pragmatism

Answer 6

Charles Sanders Peirce

Question 7

Who further developed the Ethical Pragmatism

Answer 7

William James

Question 8

The rightness or wrongness of actions is determined by their consequences

Answer 8

Ethical Ultitarianism

Question 9

Who founded Ethical Ultitarianism

Answer 9

Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill

Question 10

The state recognizes the sanctity of life and shall protect the life of the mother and the life of the unborn from conception

Answer 10

Article II, Section 12

Question 11

Also known as mercy killing, it is a practice of ending a life intentionally, usually in situations when the individual is terminally ill, to relieve him or her of pain and suffering.

Answer 11

Euthanasia

Question 12

Who described euthanasia as the process of inducing the painless death of a person who is severely debilitated

Answer 12

Herbert Hendin

Question 13

An individual gives consent to subject himself or herself to a painless death

Answer 13

Voluntary euthanasia

Question 14

Conducted when the permission of the patient to perform the process is unavailable, like in the case of a patient in a deep comatose, or neonates born with significant and major defects

Answer 14

Non-voluntary

Question 15

The individual does not give his or her consent

Answer 15

Involuntary euthanasia

Question 16

It is a controversial ethical issue because it involves genetic manipulations that are perceived to be against moral standards set by society.

Answer 16

Genetic engineering

Question 17

A procedure whose main purpose is to screen, choose, and select the genes for proper detection of any genetic disease and other chromosomal malformations.

Answer 17

Genetic Screening

Question 18

Techniques such as genetic control, therapy, and surgery

Answer 18

Genetic interventions

Question 19

A form of genetic engineering that makes use of stem cells to treat or prevent diseases

Answer 19

Stem-cell therapy

Question 20

Popularly known as laboratory fertilization

Answer 20

In vitro fertilization (IVF)

Question 21

Guide individuals in dealing with issues and conflicts in the workplace in order for them to remain functional

Answer 21

Professional ethics