ETHC 445 Principle of Ethics

Week 7: Quiz ETHC 445 Week 7 Quiz | Devry University Question 1 The "Front Page of the Newspaper" model is an ethical theory based on Ayn Rand's "Objectivism". · True · False Question 2 It is through the use only of conscience that Ayn Rand determines what is right or wrong. · True · False Question 3 According to Blanchard and Peale, all humans owe a duty to help each other when in need. ·

ETHC 445 Week 7 Discussion |Devry UniversityWeek 7: Are our choices Freely Made?All of the ethical theories we have studied are grounded on the presumption that we are in control of what we do or that we can and do make choices. But do humans really make free choices? On what do you base your conclusion?

ETHC 445 Week 7 Quiz | Devry University Question 1 The "Front Page of the Newspaper" model is an ethical theory based on Ayn Rand's "Objectivism". · True · False Question 2 It is through the use only of conscience that Ayn Rand determines what is right or wrong. · True · False Question 3 According to Blanchard and Peale, all humans owe a duty to help each other when in need. · True · Fal

ETHC 445 Week 7 Discussion | Devry UniversityWeek 7: Are our choices Freely Made?sFIRST LEAD DISCUSSION QUESTION:All of the ethical theories we have studied are grounded on the presumption that we are in control of what we do or that we can and do make choices. But do humans really make free choices? On what do you base your conclusion?SECOND LEAD DISCUSSION QUESTION:What do the studies made by Ariely and Kolhberg add to your understanding

ETHC 445 Week 6 Quiz | Devry UniversityWeek 6 Quiz Question 1 According to Deontology, the best ethical decision is that which maximizes happiness. · True · False Question 2 Ayn Rand's ethical theory is based on the principle that one ought do that which is best to achieve one's own interests. · True · False Question 3 One of the maxims of Deontology is that one ought treat other humans as ends in th

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ETHC 445 Week 5 Discussion | Devry UniversityWeek 5: UtilitarianismThere are three basic propositions in standard Utilitarianism (Please be sure to listen to Mill's audio lecture before joining this threaded discussion):1. Actions are judged right and wrong solely on their consequences; that is, nothing else matters except the consequence, and right actions are simply those with the best consequences.2. To assess consequences, the only t

ETHC 445 Week 5 Assignment | Devry UniversityWeek 5: Case Study Analysis - Deontology vs UtilitarianismDoctor YouThis week's assignment presents a profoundly difficult dilemma, with you in an imagined professional role: You are the lead surgeon managing a liver transplant.A healthy young woman, Linda, had a fatal car accident this morning. She was an organ donor, your hospital has harvested her organs, and there are three liver transplant ca

ETHC 445 Week 5 Discussion | Devry UniversityWeek 5: UtilitarianismThere are three basic propositions in standard Utilitarianism (Please be sure to listen to Mill's audio lecture before joining this threaded discussion):1. Actions are judged right and wrong solely on their consequences; that is, nothing else matters except the consequence, and right actions are simply those with the best consequences.2. To assess consequences, the only t

ETHC 445 Week 4 Quiz | Devry UniversityQuestion 1 John Locke argued that individuals form a social contract giving away some freedoms to government to protect life, liberty, and property. · True · False Question 2 Thomas Hobbes argued that government should have limits and can be overthrown when it violates those limits. · True · False Question 3 According to Social Contract ethical theory, that whi