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PHIL 235 Quiz 1 practice exam questions and answers Concordia University.

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According to Hardwig, it can be difficult in some cases to identify who should count as the "family" when difficult medical-decisions are being made. He suggests: given that a significant number of people are much closer to non-relatives than they are to their own direct relatives, the definition of family should be flexible to include people who are 'close' to the patient in important ways. b. given that decisions often need to be made quickly, the "family" should be anyone who i...

PHIL 235 Quiz 2 QUIZ 2: Question 1: According to Mack Lipkin, there are never any sufficient reasons for withholding the truth from a patient. After all, it is the patient's life at stake, and the principle of autonomy must in the end trump any belief we have in benevolence. True False Question 2: In the essay "Involving Children in Medical Decisions", the authors suggest that a "family-centered" approach will: a. would be an excellent approach, except that it would be too difficul...

QUIZ 3 Question 1: Marc Wicclair argues that regardless of the situation, only the patient can be the one to decide when further treatment is “futile,” since, after all, it is the patient’s life at stake! True False Question 2: Hardwig argues that although families have a duty to care for family members who have fallen ill, this is not an infinite duty. Thus, patients need to balance their own demands with the important interests of those who are also (emotionally, psychologically, ...

QUIZ 1 Question 1: (1 Point) According to John Stuart Mill: a. happiness is like a fragile bird: at best fleeting, at worst illusory. b. the pursuit of happiness can often lead us away from ethical actions because sometimes we forget there is more to life than just happiness. c. happiness is not a good measure of ethics because people can be happy for the wrong reasons, such as when certain people get joy from torturing an animal. d. happiness can be defined quite simply: whenever we ha...

Quiz 1 Question 1: (1 Point) What normative ethical position is implicit in the following example of moral reasoning: “I have just seen my friend steal a loaf of bread, but looking around I know that I’m the only witness. Actually, I’m pretty sure that the bread was just about expired too, so it probably would have been thrown out a few hours later anyways. Even if the store owner noticed later, that loss of a single loaf would hardly outweigh my friend feeding his kids for anothe...

Phil 235 quiz 1 Question 1: (1 Points) “Since there are some debates that will never end (such as the abortion debate), we can be sure that ethical relativism is the correct meta-ethical theory” True False Question 2: (1 Point) In the Ethics of Care, feminist philosophers have argued that: are at least two perspectives on moral situations, and men and women can adopt either perspective. Thus, any justifiable moral theory should be able to account for both. b. men focus on ...

PHIL 235 Quiz 1 Question 1: The ‘principle of utility’ is best captured by which following phrase? a. In an ethical decision, one should never focus on the consequences, but only on what is ‘right’ and ‘wrong’. b. In an ethical decision, one should do whatever maximizes their own happiness. c. In an ethical decision, one should always do what is most useful, hence the word ‘utility’. d. In an ethical decision, one should maximize overall happiness. Question 2: “In this c...