[PHIL 1165] - Midterm Exam Guide - Ultimate 20 pages long Study Guide!

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Karina da rosa: the origins of medical ethics, morality, what people believe to be right and good ii. Levels of morality: mores // customs, how we behave, rules // morality, conscious consent, ethics // critical reflection, appropriation, questioning rules, what is ethics? i. ii. A natural and spontaneous desire of what human beings to give an account of what they do and why they do it: what is medical ethics? i. Foundational frameworks that has developed itself to ask questions in regards to the rights and wrongs in medicine: moral philosophy i. Focuses on establishing the foundation of good decision making: modern medical ethics i. Classical vs modern: the scope of the discussion : once was an internal dialogue within the medical profession but is now a public discussion. Factors that increase popularization of modern medical ethics ii: professional misconduct in medical research, technological advances, transplants // resuscitation // fetal abnormality diagnosis iii.