Under Which Ethical System Would It Be Ethical to Compel

question 25

Multiple Choice

Under which ethical system would it be ethical to compel a few citizens to undergo painful or fatal medical tests in order to develop cures for the rest of the world?

• A) Utilitarianism
• B) Ethical fundamentalism
• C) Distributive justice
• D) Libertarianism

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Definitions:

Multiplier Effect

The phenomenon where an initial change in spending leads to a greater overall change in income and output in the economy.

Business Activity

Collective commercial, industrial, or professional operations within an economy, indicative of its overall economic health.

MPC

Marginal Propensity to Consume, a measure in economics that indicates the proportion of additional income that a household is likely to spend on consumption rather than saving.

Full Employment GDP

Refers to the maximum level of output that an economy can produce without causing inflation, when unemployment is at its natural rate.