BIOETHICS

Ethics is derived from the ancient Greek word

____

Ethics is also derived from the old French word

____

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- ethios

- ethique

Ethics may also mean ___

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morality

of human life in bioethics/ethics

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Summum bonum

Ø Set of laws or orders that may penalize wrong doing.

Ø They may guide an individual to act in conformity with

a law, ordinance, directive or policy

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Components of Ethics- Rules

Ø Can be considered social policies.

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Component of Ethics- Standard

Ø When rules of conduct are evaluated against a

standard rule, it is otherwise known as a principle of

the moral system.

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Component of Ethics- Principles

Ø The product of learned codes of conduct and cognitive

evaluation of each situation.

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Component of Ethics- Judgement

Ø Practical application of what the conscious mind

dictates whether or not the action is right or wrong

Ø Product of cognitive, practical, and critical thinking

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Component of Ethics- Common Sense

Ø Justified and practical without referring to

underlying laws or ordinance

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Component of Ethics- Common Sense

Ø Came from the Latin word valere which means

“having worth or being worthy.

Ø It is conceived as an abstract object of interest or

worth.

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Component of Ethics- Values