tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277984098153355193.post4117974429433967678..comments2023-10-26T10:01:59.428-05:00Comments on Bioethics: Start these off...Group 1Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02115141650963300011noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277984098153355193.post-5000537020269079072014-01-27T12:02:01.478-06:002014-01-27T12:02:01.478-06:00FQ- What is the moral theory based on rationalizat...FQ- What is the moral theory based on rationalization, analysis, common sense, and judgement?<br />Answer- Consequentialism <br /><br />FQ- What is the moral theory that stresses the primary importance of community benefit or social values?<br />Answer- Communitarianism <br /><br />This link explains our country's and president's goals to obtain communitarianism, and its affects and place in our community. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/06/30/obama-s-shift-toward-communitarianism.html Emily Laffeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277984098153355193.post-88394367449644617542014-01-23T23:28:47.227-06:002014-01-23T23:28:47.227-06:00I mentioned in our groups summary that my stance o...I mentioned in our groups summary that my stance on the topic is not consequentialist mainly because you are comparing two different groups of people: civilians and guerrilla fighters (people that made it known that they are a part of this brutal conflict by becoming soldiers and killing others). I agree with you that there is uncertainty of whether the colonel keeps his word, but I do disagree with you on the possibility of a bluff. He (or they) tortured and murdered one of the guerrilla fighters and two civilian women who helped him hide. There is a certainty that if you do not follow his command innocent people will die.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818458327320693215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277984098153355193.post-66913117466380524142014-01-23T12:38:14.409-06:002014-01-23T12:38:14.409-06:00FQ-What principle of John Stuart Mill's is fre...FQ-What principle of John Stuart Mill's is frequently referenced in this chapter?<br />Answer- Mill's Harm Principle<br /><br />Here is a link expounding upon Mill's Harm Principle:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z03OXBbLr40Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11965236310762825607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277984098153355193.post-63774552097891327602014-01-23T11:53:34.294-06:002014-01-23T11:53:34.294-06:00Your stance shows the consequentialist side of thi...Your stance shows the consequentialist side of thinking. While I agree that saving 80 lives at the cost of 2 sounds like a good way to minimize loss, you assume that the leader of the opposition is morally just and will follow his word. As the book stated, the first major problem of consequentialism is that uncertainty. The colonel may murder the 80 civilians and myself on a whim.<br /><br />There is uncertainty in my decision as well because the colonel's threat may have been a bluff all along, but as someone who will take an oath to do no harm, I don't think it's morally right to justify killing anyone. Logan Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15099670211287730511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277984098153355193.post-91986783253499005322014-01-23T10:34:49.953-06:002014-01-23T10:34:49.953-06:00Factual Question:
What is the best known consequen...Factual Question:<br />What is the best known consequentialist theory?<br />Utilitarian<br />Philosophical question:<br />Is it lying, or more generally morally/ethically wrong to tell partial truths or allow someone to harbor incorrect assumptions?<br /><br /><br />Link:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=zDZFcDGpL4UEvan Masonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277984098153355193.post-51877770180900993472014-01-23T10:27:35.208-06:002014-01-23T10:27:35.208-06:00Much of ch2 is available online via Google Bks: ht...Much of ch2 is available online via Google Bks: http://books.google.com/books?id=R2bUibzUTckC&printsec=frontcover&dq=bioethics+basics+campbell&hl=en&sa=X&ei=JSbhUrzSLu7KsQT4w4Eo&ved=0CEUQ6wEwAA#v=onepage&q=consequentialism&f=falsePhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02115141650963300011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277984098153355193.post-28370875150174860492014-01-23T09:00:39.851-06:002014-01-23T09:00:39.851-06:00I still don't have the book! Butts!
But I am ...I still don't have the book! Butts!<br /><br />But I am stoked for this dilemma you've reiterated from the text, Logan. I'll ask you to elaborate in class so that I may participate in the discussion :PKat Kolbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968368202896952638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277984098153355193.post-74192323323322734372014-01-23T08:57:34.996-06:002014-01-23T08:57:34.996-06:00Being that I want to be a professor at some point ...Being that I want to be a professor at some point in my life, I will be :P (Just not MTSU's payroll)Kat Kolbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968368202896952638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277984098153355193.post-70735552420700467982014-01-23T06:40:45.762-06:002014-01-23T06:40:45.762-06:00Kat, thanks for backing me up here. You should be ...Kat, thanks for backing me up here. You should be on the payroll.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02115141650963300011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277984098153355193.post-83235957758917227922014-01-23T06:39:48.062-06:002014-01-23T06:39:48.062-06:00Good, Logan, you got it!
I don't think I'...Good, Logan, you got it! <br /><br />I don't think I'd voluntarily sacrifice anybody. And yet, I consider myself a utilitarian of sorts. A bad one, I guess.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02115141650963300011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277984098153355193.post-16934246339852834952014-01-23T00:49:17.193-06:002014-01-23T00:49:17.193-06:00A good person would not commit to murder, but woul...A good person would not commit to murder, but would a good person also not save the lives of 80 other people? In other words, would you sacrifice 80 civilians, who perhaps were pacifistic, to stand your idealistic ground not to commit murder or maybe to save the two individuals that independently chose to be part of the conflict?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818458327320693215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277984098153355193.post-78131523868178022742014-01-23T00:07:10.078-06:002014-01-23T00:07:10.078-06:00I'll start off with a few questions...
(FQ) W...I'll start off with a few questions...<br /><br />(FQ) What Greek philosopher was one of the earliest exponents of virtue ethics?<br />Answer: Aristotle<br /><br /><br />(FQ) In deontological theory, what is the difference between hypothetical and categorical imperatives?<br />Answer: Hypothetical imperatives allow you to freely make choices, in which your means reflect the desired end you wish to achieve. Categorical imperatives, however, involve unconditional obedience and override your personal preferences and desires<br /><br /><br />(FQ) What are the Four Principles in Beauchamp and Childress's theories on biomedical ethics?<br />Answer: Autonomy, Non-Maleficence, Beneficence, and Justice<br /><br /><br />Something I'd like to discuss in class is the example of the mayor since the book looked at it from all possible angles. I want to know what each of YOU would do. Personally, I don't believe I would be able to kill the two guerillas. As an aspiring physician, I am seeking to save lives and will take an oath to do no harm. The idea of willfully killing another is repugnant to me, so based on the theories in the book, I believe my hypothetical course of action lines up best with the "virtue ethics" stand point. I believe good people don't murder others, so I doubt I'd have the follow through to commit the act.<br /><br />Below is the link to an article in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy dealing with the subject of virtue ethics in greater detail.<br /><br />http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ethics-virtue/<br /><br />Please let me know what you guys think!<br />Logan Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15099670211287730511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277984098153355193.post-4088795528655005232014-01-22T14:32:13.418-06:002014-01-22T14:32:13.418-06:00Important note part 2! Answers to the factual ques...Important note part 2! Answers to the factual questions should be provided as well! If you just post questions, it's a lot harder to compile the quizzes and study for them as we'll ALL be searching for answers (Dr. Oliver included)Kat Kolbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968368202896952638noreply@blogger.com