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Consequentialism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
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Bentham and Mill argued that hedonism lowers the value of human life to the
level of animals, because it implies that, as Bentham said, a simple game (such
as push-pin) is as good as poetry if the game creates as much pleasure. -
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NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Deontological ethics
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distinction between contingent duties, which need to be carried out only
under certain empirical circumstances, and categorical duties, which
always need to be carried out, because they are based on a priori
reasoning about the general nature of things, and thus apply no matter what the
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promote human freedom and rationality as the only truly categorical duty
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Categorical imperative - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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defined an imperative as any proposition that declares a certain action (or
inaction) to be necessary
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Deontological ethics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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one may harm in order to save more if and only if the harm is an effect or an
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deontology cannot offer complete moral guidance
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Bioethics: UNESCO SHS
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that there can be no peace without the intellectual and moral solidarity of
humankind
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NOVA Online | Survivor M.D. | The Hippocratic Oath -- Classical Version
Hippocratic Oath
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What I may see or hear in the course of the treatment or even outside of the
treatment in regard to the life of men, which on no account one must spread
abroad, I will keep to myself, holding such things shameful to be spoken
about.
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WMA - Policy
World Medical Association
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duty of the physician to promote and safeguard the health of the people
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The health of my patient will be my first consideration," and the International
Code of Medical Ethics declares that, "A physician shall act only in the
patient's interest when providing medical care which might have the effect of
weakening the physical and mental condition of the patient."
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