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What is Kant's categorical imperative?
What is Kant's categorical imperative?
Act only according to that maxim by which you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law.
How does Kant suggest rational persons should guide their actions?
How does Kant suggest rational persons should guide their actions?
By using the test of the categorical imperative.
What is Kant's practical imperative?
What is Kant's practical imperative?
Act so that you treat humanity, whether in your person or that of another, always as an end and never means only.
What does it mean to treat humanity as an end according to Kant?
What does it mean to treat humanity as an end according to Kant?
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What is the implication when the categorical and practical imperative are merged?
What is the implication when the categorical and practical imperative are merged?
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According to Kant, how should individuals act in a community?
According to Kant, how should individuals act in a community?
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What are the three criteria provided by Aristotle for a virtuous character?
What are the three criteria provided by Aristotle for a virtuous character?
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How does Aristotle define the golden mean of virtuous behavior?
How does Aristotle define the golden mean of virtuous behavior?
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According to Philippa Ruth Foot, what is the necessary ingredient for success in engaging virtuous acts?
According to Philippa Ruth Foot, what is the necessary ingredient for success in engaging virtuous acts?
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How does Foot differentiate virtue from skills or arts?
How does Foot differentiate virtue from skills or arts?
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How do Beauchamp & Childress define character in the context of biomedical ethics?
How do Beauchamp & Childress define character in the context of biomedical ethics?
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According to Beauchamp & Childress, can people learn or cultivate important character traits?
According to Beauchamp & Childress, can people learn or cultivate important character traits?
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What are some of the healthcare goals mentioned in the text?
What are some of the healthcare goals mentioned in the text?
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What is distributive justice in the context of healthcare?
What is distributive justice in the context of healthcare?
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Give an example of resource allocation issues mentioned in the text.
Give an example of resource allocation issues mentioned in the text.
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What is procedural justice in the context of healthcare management?
What is procedural justice in the context of healthcare management?
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Why is distributing healthcare costs a difficult task, according to the text?
Why is distributing healthcare costs a difficult task, according to the text?
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What is an example of distributive justice and procedural justice occurring together?
What is an example of distributive justice and procedural justice occurring together?
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What are the four pivotal virtues proposed to characterize a virtuous person?
What are the four pivotal virtues proposed to characterize a virtuous person?
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What does the virtue of Compassion embody?
What does the virtue of Compassion embody?
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How is Trustworthiness defined in the context of virtue ethics?
How is Trustworthiness defined in the context of virtue ethics?
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What is the virtue of Integrity characterized by?
What is the virtue of Integrity characterized by?
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What virtues are implied in the Nightingale pledge in relation to nursing?
What virtues are implied in the Nightingale pledge in relation to nursing?
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What is Moral Particularism and how does it approach ethical judgment?
What is Moral Particularism and how does it approach ethical judgment?
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What do moral particularists claim is lacking in most moral theories?
What do moral particularists claim is lacking in most moral theories?
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Which principles are commonly used in healthcare ethics?
Which principles are commonly used in healthcare ethics?
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According to Hippocratic ethical teaching, what does nonmaleficence entail?
According to Hippocratic ethical teaching, what does nonmaleficence entail?
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How do consequentialists define harm in healthcare ethics?
How do consequentialists define harm in healthcare ethics?
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What does a natural law ethicist consider harm to be?
What does a natural law ethicist consider harm to be?
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Why is the concept of justice presented last among the principles commonly used in healthcare ethics?
Why is the concept of justice presented last among the principles commonly used in healthcare ethics?
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