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TM 4395 - Ethics Week Three: Moral Dilemmas - Applying Theory to Cases. In Week 3, we surveyed some of the minor ethical approaches and then saw how they are applied in concrete examples involving moral choices. TM 4395 - Ethics Week Three: Moral Dilemmas - Applying Theory to Cases.
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TM 4395 - EthicsWeek Three: Moral Dilemmas - Applying Theory to Cases In Week 3, we surveyed some of the minor ethical approaches and then saw how they are applied in concrete examples involving moral choices.
TM 4395 - EthicsWeek Three: Moral Dilemmas - Applying Theory to Cases Lesson 1: Egoism, Emotivism, and Relativism • Egoism: Self-interest as ethical motivator. • Emotivism: David Hume’s empiricism • Relativism: Absolute values are questioned.
TM 4395 - EthicsWeek Three: Moral Dilemmas - Applying Theory to Cases Lesson 2: Reflecting on Physician-Assisted Suicide We participated in a panel discussing an 80-year old man with terminal cancer.
TM 4395 - EthicsWeek Three: Moral Dilemmas - Applying Theory to Cases Lesson 3: A Model for Decision-Making and Three Applications • Application of 7-step model for making ethical decisions • Medical ethics • Business ethics
TM 4395 - EthicsA Model for Making Moral DecisionsScott Rae, Moral Choices (2nd edition), 2000