QUIZ ON MORAL PHILOSOPHY 1. Which moral theory includes the “interests” of sentient animals (other than humans) into the moral landscape as having rights which do not simply depend on what humans assign them? Aristotle Virtue Ethics. 2. In the video on Deontology‚ what example does Kant use to illustrate a negative duty (which is perfect) and which cannot be modified to suit the situation. “Do not lie” was Kants example‚ it is something that you are prohibited from doing. 3. Virtue Ethics is
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Safety-Lock Syringe I feel that the theory of Due Care is most appropriate to apply to this case. My reason for this is because Becton Dickinson’s decision first to not look in to a redesign of their original syringe and their decision to not manufacture the Safety-Lock Syringe for all sizes but only the 3-cc syringe violated the fact that they had a duty to take special care to ensure that consumer’s interests are not harmed. The basis of the Due Care Theory is that the manufacturer is in a more
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According to care ethics‚ relationships are morally foundational. Basically‚ this means that when it comes to care ethics‚ it can be justified to devote more of your attention to those that are close to you‚ as opposed to those that you are not close with. But according to Kantian and Utilitarian ethics‚ all people are equally deserving of moral attention. Care ethics is typically defined as a practice as opposed to a theory‚ and in this context “care” means maintaining not only our own needs-
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long as the end outcome is greater. In this essay on utilitarianism‚ I would argue Peter Singer’s calculus preferences‚ equality is for all living being but sacrificing one for greater good is plausible. Counter argument of Immanuel Kant’s moral deontology claim‚ it is immoral to consider a human being as a means to an end. John Mills’ actions are right as long they promote happiness‚ wrong if they produce the opposite of happiness as the reply for the counter argument. In conclusion‚ I would ethically
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Noddings and Care Theory Definition of Care Theory Care theory is the belief that people present ethics and virtues through the loving and caring interactions between themselves and the ones they love. These interactions do not necessarily occur between parent and child; they may happen between teacher and student. Theorists believe that the choice of care begins at birth as an interaction between caregiver and the cared for‚ and this interaction is commonly practiced into the cared for’s adult
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Social Care Theory for Practice DH3K 34 Tutor’s Support Pack Angus College Dundee College John Wheatley College North Glasgow College May 2006 © COLEG Social Care Theory for Practice Tutor’s Support Pack First published November 2005 © Colleges Open Learning Exchange Group (COLEG) – Material developed by Angus College‚ Dundee College‚ John Wheatley College and North Glasgow College. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the prior written consent of COLEG‚ except
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Leininger’s Theory of Cultural Care Predicted in the late 1950’s‚ Madeleine Leininger saw that not only nursing‚ but health care in general would be global‚ not just local (Perry & Potter‚ 2017). Leininger quickly recognized the importance of caring in the profession of nursing. Throughout her observations while working as a nurse‚ Leininger identified an absence of cultural and care knowledge. She saw this as the lacking element to a nurse’s understanding of many aspects related to patient care. Leininger’s
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comes to acute care hospitals‚ long-term acute care in particular‚ proper intake of food and water can be highly needed in order for a patient to become healthy and be able to return to his or her everyday life outside of the acute care hospital facility. Obesity became a big problem for many developed nations‚ however malnutrition reported in hospital patients still remains a prevalent issue‚ that has to be solved in order to improve the quality of acute care and nutritional care in particular (WHO
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it is good or bad. However‚ it can be difficult to determine just what the consequences should be when making a cost-benefit analysis. For the purposes of discussion‚ we will utilize the infamous Ford Pinto case as a study in utilitarian ethical theory and its business application. The Ford Pinto was a car produced from 1971-1978 that was conceptualized to compete with smaller Japanese imports that were gaining American market share at the time. The goal was to produce a more fuel-efficient
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Nevertheless‚ there are significant differences between utilitarian and deontology. Utilitarians and deontology sometimes might arrive at variant answers to the question that whether it is ethical to implement a placebo-controlled trial for the purpose of testing whether the new drugs are efficient. Holding all other things constant‚ utilitarians might conclude that it is correct to conduct the placebo-controlled trial if the benefits outweigh the costs‚ while a deontologist would argue that it is
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