Name : ______________________ Date: ________

Section: _____________________

Activity 1 – ETHICS

Instructions
1. Read the Book Bioethics and Moral Decisions Chapter 1: Human Existence and Ethics pages 3-17
and answer the given questions

QUESTIONS

1. According to Immanuel Kant, what are the three (3) postulates of ethics?
1.
2.
3

2. What are the three (3) evolutionary phases of bioethical studies?

1.
2.
3.

3. What are the three (3) dominant themes in bioethical inquiry?

1.
2.
3.

4. What are the two (2) basic types of justice?

1.
2.

5. Can any social unit survive without morality? Explain your answer. (10 pts)
6. In case of surgical operations (eg. Hysterectomy, appendectomy or thyroidectomy) are you as a
surgeon, not inflicting more pain and harm upon the patient, which is hence, contrary to the
principle of beneficence or non-maleficence? Explain your answer. (10 pts)

7. Faced with scarcity of medical resources, how would you distribute treatment under the
principle of justice? Justify your answer (9 pts)