Medical Ethics Final Test Study Guide

The final will contain about five questions that need to be answered in a paragraph each. You should be able to:

1. Describe the three definitions of 'normal' that Resnik discusses and why he thinks that each of these definitions can not be used in order to make an ethically significant therapy/enhancement distinction.

2. Describe the goals of medicine as discussed by Resnik, and explain why he believes that enhancement procedures can fit under these goals.

3. Describe how widespread use of enhancement procedures could lead to a number of inequalities in society based on class.

4. Describe Kass's "three obvious objections" to pursuing perfection through biomedical enhancement.

5. Describe how limitation, suffering, and the awareness of death can actually enhance our existence and prepare the way for future generations to take our place.

Environmental Ethics Final Test Study Guide

The final will contain five questions that will need to be answered in about a paragraph each. You shouldbe able to do the following:


1. Compare and contrast the Greco-Roman creation mythology with the Judeo-Christian mythology and explain why White thinks that the Greco-Roman mythology is more environmentally friendly.

2. Explain Moncrief's argument against White's claim that Christianity is the primary cause of the environmental crisis, based on the fact that many early cultures interfered technologically with nature.

3. Explain Moncrief's view that the combination of both democracy and the industrial revolution was a large cause of the environmental crisis. Be prepared to explain how both democracy and the the industrial revolution played a role.

4. Be able to describe each of Moncrief's "three factors" that have led to the failure of the United Stated to be good caretakers of the environment. Basically, this is question six from the reading questions.

5. Be able to compare modern economics with "Buddhist economics" and explain why Buddhist economics is more sustainable. You should know the basic goals of each economic system and what each says about the purpose and value of work.