Year 9 Unit 1: Introduction to Ethics Key Concepts
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According to natural law theory, what are the five key principles that all humans should follow?

  • Respect nature, promote justice, prioritize self-interest, uphold traditional values, defend personal rights
  • Pursue knowledge, preserve cultural heritage, ensure global peace, prioritize individual happiness, safeguard the environment
  • Worship the universe, maintain individual freedom, educate children, promote equality, defend the innocent
  • Maintain an ordered society, worship gods, reproduce, educate children and let them learn, defend the innocent and prevent loss of life (correct)
  • What is the ethical belief that it is always moral to promote one's own good, and it is never moral not to promote it?

  • Deontology
  • Situation ethics
  • Utilitarianism
  • Ethical egoism (correct)
  • What does humanist ethics believe to be the origins of our moral capacities?

  • Social Darwinism
  • Innate spiritual essence
  • Evolution as social animals (correct)
  • Divine intervention
  • What is the practice of performing operations on live animals for the purpose of experimentation or scientific research called?

    <p>Vivisection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which ethical theory prescribes duties on those who follow them, such as the 10 Commandments in religion?

    <p>Deontology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which ethical theory aims to maximize happiness for the greatest number of people?

    <p>Utilitarianism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for ethical theories that prescribe duties to those who follow them?

    <p>Deontology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the deliberate termination of a pregnancy?

    <p>Abortion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term refers to assisted suicide or when an individual has requested help to end their own life?

    <p>Voluntary Euthanasia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for performing an action that helps someone to end their life, such as administering drugs?

    <p>Active Euthanasia</p> Signup and view all the answers

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