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What is a significant mark of maturity in humans?
What is a significant mark of maturity in humans?
- Having a strong sense of culture
- Being able to make impulsive decisions
- Having a high level of intelligence
- Cultivating rational and emotional faculties (correct)
What is necessary to make well-informed moral decisions?
What is necessary to make well-informed moral decisions?
- The ability to make impulsive decisions
- A clear grasp of ethical theories and moral frameworks only
- Awareness of how one's culture shapes their personhood and a clear grasp of ethical theories and moral frameworks (correct)
- A clear understanding of one's culture only
What is the outcome of cultivating rational and emotional faculties?
What is the outcome of cultivating rational and emotional faculties?
- The cultivation of moral values
- The ability to make sound and responsible decisions (correct)
- The development of emotional intelligence
- The ability to make impulsive decisions
What is the role of culture in shaping one's personhood?
What is the role of culture in shaping one's personhood?
What is the significance of ethical theories and moral frameworks?
What is the significance of ethical theories and moral frameworks?
What is the outcome of having an awareness of how one's culture shapes their personhood?
What is the outcome of having an awareness of how one's culture shapes their personhood?
What is the primary principle that justifies an act that produces both good and bad effects?
What is the primary principle that justifies an act that produces both good and bad effects?
What is the relationship between rational and emotional faculties?
What is the relationship between rational and emotional faculties?
According to the principle of double effect, what must be the relationship between the good effect and the act itself?
According to the principle of double effect, what must be the relationship between the good effect and the act itself?
What is the ultimate goal of cultivating rational and emotional faculties?
What is the ultimate goal of cultivating rational and emotional faculties?
What is the fourth condition of the principle of double effect?
What is the fourth condition of the principle of double effect?
What is the definition of abortion according to the provided text?
What is the definition of abortion according to the provided text?
What is the primary application of the principle of double effect discussed in the text?
What is the primary application of the principle of double effect discussed in the text?
What is the primary basis of moral reasoning at the Conventional Level?
What is the primary basis of moral reasoning at the Conventional Level?
According to the principle of double effect, what must be the relationship between the act and the evil effect?
According to the principle of double effect, what must be the relationship between the act and the evil effect?
What is the first condition of the principle of double effect?
What is the first condition of the principle of double effect?
According to Kohlberg, what is the highest level of moral reasoning that most people achieve?
According to Kohlberg, what is the highest level of moral reasoning that most people achieve?
What is the purpose of the principle of double effect?
What is the purpose of the principle of double effect?
At which stage of moral development does an individual prioritize being seen as a good person by others?
At which stage of moral development does an individual prioritize being seen as a good person by others?
What is the primary concern at Stage 4 of moral development?
What is the primary concern at Stage 4 of moral development?
What is the main characteristic of Stage 5 of moral development?
What is the main characteristic of Stage 5 of moral development?
What is the primary focus of an individual at the Post-Conventional Level?
What is the primary focus of an individual at the Post-Conventional Level?
What is the main difference between Stage 5 and Stage 6 of moral development?
What is the main difference between Stage 5 and Stage 6 of moral development?
What is the example of a moral dilemma mentioned in the text?
What is the example of a moral dilemma mentioned in the text?
What is the primary goal of the surgeon removing the cancerous uterus in the first case?
What is the primary goal of the surgeon removing the cancerous uterus in the first case?
What is the moral effect of the surgeon's action in the first case?
What is the moral effect of the surgeon's action in the first case?
What is the physical effect of the surgeon's action in the first case?
What is the physical effect of the surgeon's action in the first case?
In the second case, what is the primary reason for taking the medicine?
In the second case, what is the primary reason for taking the medicine?
What is the principle that can be applied to both the first and second cases?
What is the principle that can be applied to both the first and second cases?
What is the ultimate goal of applying the principle of double effect in both cases?
What is the ultimate goal of applying the principle of double effect in both cases?
What is the minimum number of subtopics required in a mind map?
What is the minimum number of subtopics required in a mind map?
What is the criteria for a well-designed mind map?
What is the criteria for a well-designed mind map?
What is the consequence of having fewer than 2 ideas under each subtopic?
What is the consequence of having fewer than 2 ideas under each subtopic?
What is the criteria for creativity in a mind map?
What is the criteria for creativity in a mind map?
What is the consequence of having 3 or more spelling errors in a mind map?
What is the consequence of having 3 or more spelling errors in a mind map?
What is the purpose of the iRubric: Mind Map Rubric?
What is the purpose of the iRubric: Mind Map Rubric?
What is the source of the iRubric: Mind Map Rubric?
What is the source of the iRubric: Mind Map Rubric?
What is the topic of the article by Bonde and Firenze?
What is the topic of the article by Bonde and Firenze?
Study Notes
Principle of Double Effect
- The principle of double effect states that an act that produces both good and bad effects may be morally permissible when it satisfies certain conditions.
- The act must be morally good in itself, or at least morally indifferent.
- The good effect must directly proceed from the act itself and not from the evil effect.
- There must be sufficient reason for the performance of an act in its attainment of the good effect.
- The motive of the agent must be holy and honest.
Application of Principle of Double Effect to Bioethical Issues
- Example 1: Abortion is the expulsion of a live embryo or a live but inviable fetus from the maternal womb with the resulting death of the unborn.
- In this case, removing the cancerous uterus to save the woman's life is a good moral object, and the death of the fetus is a physical effect, not a moral effect.
- Example 2: A patient with stage four bone marrow cancer is suffering from excruciating pain and is given a medicine that can ease his pain but may shorten his life.
- The principle of double effect can be applied to decide whether it is morally permissible to take this medicine.
The Moral Agent and Contexts
- Maturity in humans involves cultivating rational and emotional faculties and harnessing them towards sound and responsible decision-making.
- Awareness of how one's culture shapes their personhood and a clear grasp of ethical theories and moral frameworks are essential for making well-informed moral decisions.
Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development
- Conventional level: acceptance of social rules concerning right and wrong, with authority internalized but not questioned.
- Post-conventional level: understanding of universal ethical principles, with self-chosen principles as the basis of individual judgment, and individual rights and justice as the basis of moral reasoning.
- Stages of moral development:
- Stage 3: Good interpersonal relationships
- Stage 4: Maintaining the social order
- Stage 5: Social contract and individual rights
- Stage 6: Universal principles
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This quiz tests your understanding of the principle of double effect, which states that an action that produces both good and bad effects can be morally permissible under certain conditions.
