BMEG 455 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ACCURATE
ANSWERS
What is utilitarianism? - Answers -Produce most good for most people, based on
contributions to happiness.
Act-based: Rules are useful but should be broken whenever doing so creates the most
good in a specific situation.
Rule-based: Rules must be taken seriously. They are morally authoritative and have
been designed to create the most good for all. Rules are there for a reason and are
meant to be followed.
It is the consequence of the rules that makes an action moral or immoral.
Utilitarianism states it must consider everyone, and both the short and long-term
consequences.
What is Kant's Duty Ethics? - Answers -Ethical action is informed by the motivation
behind an action, rather than the consequence of the action.
Our duties can be derived from our unique nature as human beings.
Happiness can be achieved through good will and the desire/intention to do one's duty.
The consequence of an action is irrelevant to a moral evaluation.
Sense of duty should be imperative, including - be honest, be fair, do not hurt others,
obey the law, keep your promises, respect others, etc.
All people must be treated as someone of independent moral worth, with a claim to
make his or her own life choices.
What is virtue ethics? - Answers -The focus is on the individual - the characteristic of
the person denotes whether a person is ethical.
The moral habits represent a balance between the extremes such as telling everything
and being secretive.
The 4 fundamental moral virtue are:
- Courage (between cowardice and foolhardiness).
- Temperance (between gluttony and self-denial).
- Justice (giving people less than they deserve or more than they deserve).
- Prudence (the wisdom to negotiate the other means).
, Virtues include trustworthiness, honesty, loyalty, tolerance, empathy, etc.
What is rights ethics? - Answers -Focus on the rights of the individual. Each person is
entitled to a set of fundamental rights (right to liberty is the central focus). Rights to
liberty is the basic rights.
Welfare is also central to this ethic.
What is reflexive principlism? - Answers -It is a modern ethical framework based on
biomedical engineering to help develop moral reasoning.
1. Autonomy
2. Beneficence
3. Justice
4. Nonmaleficence
What is the EGAD strategy? - Answers -Ethical Issues
Gather alternatives
Analysis
Decision
What is a good analysis? - Answers -Uses/articulates professional knowledge to help
frame the ethical issues..
Views problem from multiple perspectives
Moves flexibly among these perspectives.
Identifies analogues case(s)
Articulates explicitly and correctly how the case is analogue.
Uses method of moral reasoning correctly.
What is conflict of interest? - Answers -A situation in which the professional has a
special interest that influences the objective exercise of professional duties.
Special interest can include:
1. job
2. career goals
3. financial
4. reputation
ANSWERS
What is utilitarianism? - Answers -Produce most good for most people, based on
contributions to happiness.
Act-based: Rules are useful but should be broken whenever doing so creates the most
good in a specific situation.
Rule-based: Rules must be taken seriously. They are morally authoritative and have
been designed to create the most good for all. Rules are there for a reason and are
meant to be followed.
It is the consequence of the rules that makes an action moral or immoral.
Utilitarianism states it must consider everyone, and both the short and long-term
consequences.
What is Kant's Duty Ethics? - Answers -Ethical action is informed by the motivation
behind an action, rather than the consequence of the action.
Our duties can be derived from our unique nature as human beings.
Happiness can be achieved through good will and the desire/intention to do one's duty.
The consequence of an action is irrelevant to a moral evaluation.
Sense of duty should be imperative, including - be honest, be fair, do not hurt others,
obey the law, keep your promises, respect others, etc.
All people must be treated as someone of independent moral worth, with a claim to
make his or her own life choices.
What is virtue ethics? - Answers -The focus is on the individual - the characteristic of
the person denotes whether a person is ethical.
The moral habits represent a balance between the extremes such as telling everything
and being secretive.
The 4 fundamental moral virtue are:
- Courage (between cowardice and foolhardiness).
- Temperance (between gluttony and self-denial).
- Justice (giving people less than they deserve or more than they deserve).
- Prudence (the wisdom to negotiate the other means).
, Virtues include trustworthiness, honesty, loyalty, tolerance, empathy, etc.
What is rights ethics? - Answers -Focus on the rights of the individual. Each person is
entitled to a set of fundamental rights (right to liberty is the central focus). Rights to
liberty is the basic rights.
Welfare is also central to this ethic.
What is reflexive principlism? - Answers -It is a modern ethical framework based on
biomedical engineering to help develop moral reasoning.
1. Autonomy
2. Beneficence
3. Justice
4. Nonmaleficence
What is the EGAD strategy? - Answers -Ethical Issues
Gather alternatives
Analysis
Decision
What is a good analysis? - Answers -Uses/articulates professional knowledge to help
frame the ethical issues..
Views problem from multiple perspectives
Moves flexibly among these perspectives.
Identifies analogues case(s)
Articulates explicitly and correctly how the case is analogue.
Uses method of moral reasoning correctly.
What is conflict of interest? - Answers -A situation in which the professional has a
special interest that influences the objective exercise of professional duties.
Special interest can include:
1. job
2. career goals
3. financial
4. reputation
