Assignment task: Moral Reasoning in Bioethics
Question 1: Define the following terms:
- Morality
- Ethics
- Descriptive ethics
Question 2: What are the three main branches of ethics? List & define each one.
Question 3: List and briefly discuss four features of moral norms.
Question 4: What are the moral principles in bioethics? List and briefly discuss.
Question 5: Discuss ethical relativism. Please use the terms subjective relativism and cultural relativism in your response.
Question 6: Explain the connection between ethics and religion.
Question 7: What is the difference between persuasion and argument when discussing moral arguments?
Question 8: Discuss premises and conclusion.
Question 9: What are deductive and inductive arguments? Give an example of each.
Question 10: List the three steps in assessing arguments.