RELG 2650 Midterm Questions With
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Alien dignity Correct Answers KMG 11; human worth/dignity
is given from the outside, dignity not inherent to ourselves, it is borrowed from God, KMG argue for a more ennobilizing definition.
Autonomy (definition, theories, compatibility with authority) Correct Answers B&C; Autonomy is defined as the freedom of personal choice without interference or lack of knowledge. Three condition theory: autonomous actions involve intentionality, understanding, and non-control (from outside influences). Split level theory: Capacity to reflect on first and second order desires First Order Desires (Basic Desires) and Second Order Desires (Higher Desires). No fundamental inconsistency exists between autonomy and authority if individuals exercise their autonomy in choosing to accept an institution, tradition, or community that they view as a legitimate source of direction. Only when authority is improperly presented or accepted will conflicts arise.
Weighing and Balancing Correct Answers B&C 20; Process of
deliberation and judgement about completing principles in order to decide what moral norm (or principle) should prevail
Beneficence Correct Answers B&C 202; acting for the benefit of others by preventing or removing harm and doing or promoting good. Can lead to paternalism which is the overriding
of someones autonomy on the gourds that it will benefit them.
Bioethics definition (from lecture) Correct Answers Bioethics is defined as the application of principles, rules, and values to science, medicine, and health care, whether directly or through public policies
Biomedical/Social/Theological aspects - Three different sources of bioethical questions Correct Answers Biomedical questions- medical ethics particular to each case. Social question- questions of race, gender, age. Theological questions- questions about patients beliefs (theological anthropology)
Casuistry Correct Answers Cahill 44; Refers to a tradition of moral argument developed throughout the the thirteenth through the seventeenth centuries by catholic moralists. Denotes a process of logical deduction from abstract principles to concrete cases
Common Good Correct Answers that which we do for the benefit of all; what we should pursue together. Sum total of social conditions that allow people to reach fulfillment
Common Morality Correct Answers B&C 3; The set of universal norms shared by all persons committed to morality. Overlap between systems of morality.
Communal/relational critique of B&C Correct Answers Zoloth, Keenan; Argue that the principles misunderstand and don't address the social aspects of human relationships in
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Alien dignity Correct Answers KMG 11; human worth/dignity
is given from the outside, dignity not inherent to ourselves, it is borrowed from God, KMG argue for a more ennobilizing definition.
Autonomy (definition, theories, compatibility with authority) Correct Answers B&C; Autonomy is defined as the freedom of personal choice without interference or lack of knowledge. Three condition theory: autonomous actions involve intentionality, understanding, and non-control (from outside influences). Split level theory: Capacity to reflect on first and second order desires First Order Desires (Basic Desires) and Second Order Desires (Higher Desires). No fundamental inconsistency exists between autonomy and authority if individuals exercise their autonomy in choosing to accept an institution, tradition, or community that they view as a legitimate source of direction. Only when authority is improperly presented or accepted will conflicts arise.
Weighing and Balancing Correct Answers B&C 20; Process of
deliberation and judgement about completing principles in order to decide what moral norm (or principle) should prevail
Beneficence Correct Answers B&C 202; acting for the benefit of others by preventing or removing harm and doing or promoting good. Can lead to paternalism which is the overriding
of someones autonomy on the gourds that it will benefit them.
Bioethics definition (from lecture) Correct Answers Bioethics is defined as the application of principles, rules, and values to science, medicine, and health care, whether directly or through public policies
Biomedical/Social/Theological aspects - Three different sources of bioethical questions Correct Answers Biomedical questions- medical ethics particular to each case. Social question- questions of race, gender, age. Theological questions- questions about patients beliefs (theological anthropology)
Casuistry Correct Answers Cahill 44; Refers to a tradition of moral argument developed throughout the the thirteenth through the seventeenth centuries by catholic moralists. Denotes a process of logical deduction from abstract principles to concrete cases
Common Good Correct Answers that which we do for the benefit of all; what we should pursue together. Sum total of social conditions that allow people to reach fulfillment
Common Morality Correct Answers B&C 3; The set of universal norms shared by all persons committed to morality. Overlap between systems of morality.
Communal/relational critique of B&C Correct Answers Zoloth, Keenan; Argue that the principles misunderstand and don't address the social aspects of human relationships in
