Ethics Principles Prescribe Behavior Based on Considerations That Take Precedence

question 35

Multiple Choice

Ethics principles prescribe behavior based on considerations that take precedence over ________.

• A) consequentialism
• B) altruism
• C) societal wellbeing
• D) self-interest

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Definitions:

Actual Cause

The direct, demonstrable cause of an event or condition, often discussed in legal contexts to establish liability or wrongdoing.

Defendant's Breach

An act of breaking or failing to observe a law, agreement, or code of conduct by the individual or entity being sued in a legal action.

Battery

A criminal offense involving the unlawful physical acting upon a threat, distinct from assault which is the act of creating apprehension of such contact.

Assault

An act that intentionally places another person in apprehension of imminent harmful or offensive contact.