RELG 2650 Midterm Questions With
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Alien dignity Correct Answers -Human dignity as alien dignity
-Does not mean human dignity is fiction
-The alien nature of human dignity means that our dignity is established by God
-We are worth, and the worth is from God
-Human worth, human dignity is not intrinsic to ourselves, but is
given from God
Autonomy Correct Answers self-governance, a self chosen path
self-rule that is free from both controlling interference by others and limitations that prevent meaningful choice, such as inadequate self-chosen plan
one of the four principles of biomedical ethics by Beauchamp and Childress. (split level theory, three condition theory by B&C)
The Bible Correct Answers Religious text associated with Christianity; is the basis of Protestant ethics; sola scriptura
Balancing Correct Answers when ethical principles/morals come into conflict, one must use balancing judgment to weigh the relative strengths and prioritize one moral norm over another Beneficence Correct Answers Do good
concerns all forms of action intended to benefit other people; acts of mercy, kindness, charity as a principle, it refers to a statement of moral obligation to act for the benefit of others
however, this principle risks becoming paternalism therefore it needs specification and balancing against other principles --> risk occurs if taken at prima facie
Bioethics Correct Answers the application of principles, rules, and values to science, medicine, and health care, whether directly or through public policies -integrally related to social ethics. -an interdisciplinary and interprofessional reflective activity
Casuistry Correct Answers is case-based reasoning
Case studies offer a way to reflect on principles in order to resolve conflicts among them
Case studies provide additional context so that tensions among principles can be identified and addressed. Still, moral regret or moral residue is common Communal-relational critique Correct Answers argue that the principles misunderstand the social aspects of human relationships in medicine
used to organize critique B&C's principles
used by Keenan and Zoloth because they believe B&C place too
much emphasis on autonomy
Conscientization Correct Answers raising awareness and consciousness about how structures can cause injustice and inequality. Consciousness raising
-Explains the process of coming to understand how social structures cause injustice
-Involves discovering that evil not only present in the hearts of powerful individuals who muck things up for the rest of us but evil is embedded in the very structures of society
-Structures, not just individuals who work within them, must be changed if the world is to be changed -Coming to realize the effects of structural sins in creating injustice -Liberation theology uses the tool of social analysis to reveal the
ways by which social structures cause social misery; how structural sin cause inequality
Consent (explicit, informed, tacit, etc.) Correct Answers acquiring permission from a patient/research subject Ensuring one agrees to receive a treatment/give a sample
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Alien dignity Correct Answers -Human dignity as alien dignity
-Does not mean human dignity is fiction
-The alien nature of human dignity means that our dignity is established by God
-We are worth, and the worth is from God
-Human worth, human dignity is not intrinsic to ourselves, but is
given from God
Autonomy Correct Answers self-governance, a self chosen path
self-rule that is free from both controlling interference by others and limitations that prevent meaningful choice, such as inadequate self-chosen plan
one of the four principles of biomedical ethics by Beauchamp and Childress. (split level theory, three condition theory by B&C)
The Bible Correct Answers Religious text associated with Christianity; is the basis of Protestant ethics; sola scriptura
Balancing Correct Answers when ethical principles/morals come into conflict, one must use balancing judgment to weigh the relative strengths and prioritize one moral norm over another Beneficence Correct Answers Do good
concerns all forms of action intended to benefit other people; acts of mercy, kindness, charity as a principle, it refers to a statement of moral obligation to act for the benefit of others
however, this principle risks becoming paternalism therefore it needs specification and balancing against other principles --> risk occurs if taken at prima facie
Bioethics Correct Answers the application of principles, rules, and values to science, medicine, and health care, whether directly or through public policies -integrally related to social ethics. -an interdisciplinary and interprofessional reflective activity
Casuistry Correct Answers is case-based reasoning
Case studies offer a way to reflect on principles in order to resolve conflicts among them
Case studies provide additional context so that tensions among principles can be identified and addressed. Still, moral regret or moral residue is common Communal-relational critique Correct Answers argue that the principles misunderstand the social aspects of human relationships in medicine
used to organize critique B&C's principles
used by Keenan and Zoloth because they believe B&C place too
much emphasis on autonomy
Conscientization Correct Answers raising awareness and consciousness about how structures can cause injustice and inequality. Consciousness raising
-Explains the process of coming to understand how social structures cause injustice
-Involves discovering that evil not only present in the hearts of powerful individuals who muck things up for the rest of us but evil is embedded in the very structures of society
-Structures, not just individuals who work within them, must be changed if the world is to be changed -Coming to realize the effects of structural sins in creating injustice -Liberation theology uses the tool of social analysis to reveal the
ways by which social structures cause social misery; how structural sin cause inequality
Consent (explicit, informed, tacit, etc.) Correct Answers acquiring permission from a patient/research subject Ensuring one agrees to receive a treatment/give a sample
