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Although many philosophical approaches are discussed in the literature, when looking at the two approaches in applied ethics, deontology and teleology, how is deontology defined?
 
  A) Decisions are made on the basis of the greatest good for the greatest number.
  B) Actions are morally right when they are in accord with our nature and end as human beings.
  C) A system that allows social and economic positions to be to everyone's advantage and open to all
  D) A rule-based approach in which decisions are made by applying a set of rules of good conduct

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When contrasting philosophical approaches in applied ethics, it would be important to know that an example of teleology is what?
 
  A) All nurses need to follow personal moral codes in their personal and professional lives.
  B) Nurses should subscribe to professional codes of ethics in their daily actions as a nurse.
  C) All individuals in a research study have a complete understanding and informed consent of the study.
  D) Preventing communicable disease benefits many more people in the community than does caring for individual illnesses.



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Deontology is a rule-based approach in which decisions are made by applying a set of rules of good conduct. Teleology decisions are made on the basis of the greatest good for the greatest number. Natural law is where actions are morally right when they are in accord with our nature and end as human beings. Social equity and justice allows social and economic positions to be to everyone's advantage and open to all.

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Examples of deontology include all nurses need to follow personal moral codes in their personal and professional lives; nurses should subscribe to professional codes of ethics in their daily actions as a nurse; all individuals in a research study have a complete understanding and informed consent of the study. An example of teleology is preventing communicable disease benefits many more people in the community than does caring for individual illnesses.




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Reply 2 on: Jul 8, 2018
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