1: Which of the following cannot be given as a principle in the ethical matrix?
- Fairness
- Equality
- Right to a high income
- Free market
2: In the ethical matrix, subjects who have an ethical standing are identified. Who and/or what
can have an ethical standing?
- Only humans
- Only humans and animals
- Humans, animals, plants and ecosystems
- Only humans, animals and plants
3: What document first defined the following principle?
“The well being of the human subjects should take precedence over the interests of science and
society”
- The medicines act
- The Nuremberg code
- The National Research Act
- The Decleration of Helsinki
4: What does Kant think of the moral acceptability of an action by a person that one cannot want
to be repeated by someone else at a different time or place?
- It might be moral or immoral, depending on whether the action is done freely
- It might be moral or immoral, depending on the consequences of the action
- It is immoral, no matter what
- It might be moral or immoral, depending on whether the act is considered acceptable by
society
5: The NRC newspaper of 17 October 2016 published an article containing the following headline:
“German TV viewers take the view that a fighter pilot may shoot down a hijacked passenger plane
with more than 100 people on board, to prevent the airplane from flying to a football stadium with
70,000 people in it.”
Supporters of which philosophical school would agree with the German TV viewers?
- Consequentialism
- Virtue ethics
- Deontology
- All answers are correct
6: Why is it useful to use reflective equilibrium in ethical reasoning?
It is a tool for reflection in which…
- you try to understand and consider the perspectives of all relevant actors
- you test your intuition by considering relevant facts and principles
- you consider the principles and consequences of an action
- you seek facts and principles that support your intuition
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