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In this document, “Active and Passive Euthanasia” by James Rachels is summarized.

The major branch of ethics that focuses primarily on the character of the moral actor and not simply on the morality of specific acts. It focuses on "being" a certain kind of person. correct answer: Virtue The domain of social scientists more than that of philosophical ethicists, the branch of ethics that observes and reports patterns of human behavior without stipulating what people ought to do. correct answer: Descriptive By formulating concrete moral rules, this branch of ethics sti...

This 320-word essay is a response to James Rachels opinion of euthanasia. It outlines active and passive euthanasia and goes over different examples of when euthanasia could be implemented.

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1. According to Aristotle in the Nicomachean Ethics the good of people is - ANSWER c. an activity of the soul in conformity with virtue. 2. Thinkers in the ancient world came to ethics by asking - ANSWER d. what traits of character make someone a good person? 3. According to Rachels for the Greeks the life of virtue was - ANSWER b. in separable from from the life of reason. 4. According to Rachel's, the medieval philosopher's, because of a distrust of reason taught that -...

Contents Unit 1...........................................................................................................................................................4 1. Ethical Foundations..........................................................................................................................4 Fisher: Morality & Ethics......................................................................................................................4 2. Ethics & Biomedical Ethics.......

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inoperable cancer Once the decision has been made to stop treating a patient who has a painful, and wants to die, which of the following courses of action would Rachels consider most morally appropriate? - ANSWER hastening the patients death True/False: All things in the world must be set in motion by something else in motion, according to Aquinas. - ANSWER True True/False: Descartes' method is to try to doubt each and every one of his beliefs. - ANSWER False True/False: Aquinas cla...

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Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: • Textbook: Chapter 5, 6 • Lesson • Minimum of 2 scholarly sources (in addition to the course textbook) Ebook uploaded below: Rachels, S., & Rachels, J. (2019). The elements of moral philosophy (9th ed.). Instructions This assignment is the first step in a three-part project. You only need to focus on part one at this point. Each step will build on earlier steps. However, it is not a matter of providing a roug...