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Daniel Callahan
forst introduce the term bioethics
Van Rensselaer Potter
popularized the term bioethics
Deontology (Charlie Dunbar Broad)
ethical inquiry regarding duty
Deontological Theories
Divine Command Theory
The Golden rule
natural law and natural right theories
non aggression principle
Kantian ethics
Immanuel kant
life was centered on duty
morality is a pure philosophy
Philosophy is divisible either on the context
of
empeiria or experience
priori demonstration or pure
philosophy
duties are divided into
perfect and imperfect
duties are divided into
perfect and imperfect
Perfect duty
*Is one which must always be observed
regardless of any given circumstance,
like place or time.
*It is a kind of duty that is considered as
“compulsory to do” or one that must be
abstained.
*E.g. duty not to kill, duty not to lie,
duty to keep promises
Imperfect duty
Refers to those duties wherein one
promotes or pursues certain actions, like
the welfare of others, or showing
respect, love, compassion and
understanding to others.
two principles of categorical imperative
Principle of:
universality
humanity
William David Ross
prima facie duties
*1. duties of fidelity (keep promises)
*2. duties of reparation (make amends/apology)
*3. duties of gratitude (give the same favor)
*4. duties of beneficence (do good to others)
*5. duties of nonmaleficence (do no harm)
*6. duties of justice (fair)
*7. duties of self-improvement (improve oneself)
teleology
telos - end or purpose
Derives moral obligation from what is considered good or
desirable as an end or purpose to be achieved.
Focus is on the consequences of the act
Consequences of the act: be it happiness or pleasure
St Thomas Aquinas
connatural virtues (aristotle) and his supernatural virtues
why a human person performs an act is because the actor wishes to satisfy his/her own need and also the needs of
others.
act to be morally acceptable:
1. if it is desirable to us for its own sake
2. if it is sufficient in itself to
satisfy us
3. if it is attainable by the wise
among us
4. if it offers happiness to us
voluntary or willful, they must have the
following conditions as afar as Aquinas is
concerned:
1. if the act is in itself overt (externally
manifested)
2. if the agent acts because of a motive
that prompts him/her to act
3. if the agent is responsible for the
consequences of his/her actions.
Gertrude Elizabeth Margaret Anscombe
Consequentialism
Consequentialism
Refers to those theories which hold
that the consequences of a
particular act form the basis for any
valid moral judgment about the
action”.
In this light, the consequentialist
moralist puts much weight on the
consequences of the act as the
gauge to determine if the act is
right or wrong.
Utilitarianism
Is an ethical theory that espouses the
concept that if one is happy or pleased
with one’s act, then one is a good
human person.
It upholds the notion that human beings
should act for them to produce the
greatest happiness, or the highest
quantity of pleasure directed towards
the greatest number of recipients
Utilitarianism
Is an ethical theory that espouses the
concept that if one is happy or pleased
with one’s act, then one is a good
human person.
It upholds the notion that human beings
should act for them to produce the
greatest happiness, or the highest
quantity of pleasure directed towards
the greatest number of recipients
There are two divisions of
Utilitarianism
a. act (an act that refuses to yield pleasure or happiness is a wrong act)
b. rule
eudaimonistic - happiness
hedonistic - pleasure
ARistotle
believed that for a person to develop moral character,
personal effort, training and practice must occur.
Intellectual virtue and moral virtue
PLATO
believed that wisdom is the basic virtue and with it, one can unify all virtues into a whole.
1. Wisdom –arises in the rational soul
2. Courage – spiritual soul
3. Temperance – appetitive soul
4. Justice – observance of duty and
righteousness
Compassion
This is a trait that combines an
attitude of active regard for another’s
welfare with an imaginative
awareness & an emotional response of
deep sympathy, tenderness &
discomfort at the other’s misfortune or
suffering