Veil of ignorance - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

HUM 2305 Terms to Know part 2 Q&A with 100% Correct Answers John Rawls - (Author: Samuel Freeman Text: Original Position) Author: Samuel Freeman Text: The Stanford Encyclopedia of philosophy Was a professor at Harvard and his book is considered to be one of the most influential books in modern political philosophy.Central feature of John Rawls's social contract account of justice, "justice as fairness. It is designed to be a fair and impartial point of view that is to be adopted in our ...

Consequentialist - Focus on consequences Deontological - Focus on duties, obligations, principles - doing whats right consistent with these principles Prescriptive approach - Philosophical theories to help you decide how you should make decisions Descriptive approach - Psychological - how people actually make decisions Consequentialist - Maximize benefits and minimize harm to society Golden Rule - Treat others the way you want to be treated Kants Categorical Imperative - What kind of worl...

what is ped? correct answers no clear definition what are the 5 reasons to prohibit PEDs? correct answers 1. Paternalism, Informed Consent & Steroid Use 2. Coercion & Freedom in Sport 3. Unethical Constrained Choice (wrongful coercion) 4. Fairness, Cheating & Use of PEDs 5. PEDs, Respect for Persons & Simon et al.'s Ethic (MQEC) Paternalism correct answers interference with the liberty of others for what is believed to be their own good. (ex. Parents have the best interest of their ki...

stakeholder correct answers any person or group with a stake in the issue at hand descriptive correct answers the approach to ethical decision making focuses on how people actually make ethical decisions prescriptive correct answers approach to ethical decision making focuses on what decision an individual should make Utilitarianism correct answers the best known consequentialist theory principle of utility correct answers states that an ethical decision should maximize benefits...

stakeholder - any person or group with a stake in the issue at hand descriptive - the approach to ethical decision making focuses on how people actually make ethical decisions prescriptive - approach to ethical decision making focuses on what decision an individual should make Utilitarianism - the best known consequentialist theory principle of utility - states that an ethical decision should maximize benefits to society and minimize harms Utilitarian focuses on - (Conseque...

CIS 3250 Test 1 Review | Questions and Correct Solutions What is a Kill Switch in a Cell Phone? - Answer -Allows the company to remove an app. What are some ways in which free services are paid for in the internet? Select all that apply - Answer -- Corporate sponsors - A reduced capability is free such as smart phone games. - The full game or app is paid for and financially supports to free versions. - Taxes - Paid Advertisement - Donations A claim right is also known as a ____________...

Brenkert correct answers Veil of Choice; Distributive Justice Argument Brenkert Gun Argument correct answers Gun manufacturers are partially morally responsible for harm caused by guns if and only if the following conditions are met: the guns are used to harm people, they advertise and encourage misuse of guns, they neglect the foresight of their guns and don't think of a safer design. Veil of Choice correct answers Those who buy guns choose how to use them, gun manufacturers don't. Thos...

CIS 3250 FSU Exam II Questions and Answers Graded A A negative right is also known as _______ liberty (T/F) Accelerometers help robots stay upright. True (T/F) A Turing Test determines the strength of an encryption method. False (T/F) Generally, a deontologist would be more comfortable breaking a rule in circumstances where doing so would have good consequences. False Select an application referenced in the book for speech recognition. All of the above What is the Golden Rule? Treat others ...

thics - ANSWER the principles of right and wrong that guide an individual in making decisions ethical strategy - ANSWER a course of action that does not violate a company's business ethics Friedman Doctrine - ANSWER the only social responsibility of business is to increase profits, so long as the company stays within the rules of law Culturual Relativism - ANSWER belief that cultures should be judged by their own standards Utilitarian Approach - ANSWER guided by what will result in ...

Law - ANSWER-written, approved, and then enforced by the level of government where they were written. involves formal consequences Ethics - ANSWER-rules of conduct; just because it's the right thing to do. critical thinking about moral questions Legalism - ANSWER-rule based ethics. -problems: human affairs are complex, no rule can cover every situation. -weakness: rules don't allow flexibility in different situations Antinomianism - ANSWER-no rules. different cultures/individuals ...