PHIL 313 Midterm: Doctor-patient relationship and medical research study guide

• School: University of Calgary
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHIL 313
• Professor: Walter Glannon

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Philosophy 313 midterm 1 reading study guide. Kant (cid:858)on supposed right to lie for altruistic motives(cid:859) It is never permissible to tell a lie: because it cannot be universalized. For example, it is okay for a person to lie, only if it is okay for everyone to lie. If it was acceptable for everyone to tell lies, then there would be no general presumption that everyone was telling the truth. To determine whether it is okay for a doctor to tell a lie to a patient when she thinks it is in their best interest, you would ha(cid:448)e to appl(cid:455) this (cid:858)(cid:396)ule(cid:859) universally. If this was universal, patients would not believe what doctors told them: because it is not consistent with respect for autonomy. Doctors that lie or withhold info deprive the patient from making an informed choice. Ka(cid:374)t(cid:859)s (cid:448)ie(cid:449) e(cid:373)phasizes the i(cid:373)po(cid:396)ta(cid:374)(cid:272)e of (cid:396)atio(cid:374)alit(cid:455) a(cid:374)d (cid:272)o(cid:374)siste(cid:374)(cid:272)(cid:455) Moral absolutes cannot be violated (preventing any loopholes, selfishness, or biases)