Basic Ethical Principles Refer to Those General Judgments That Serve

question 15

Multiple Choice

Basic ethical principles refer to those general judgments that serve as justification for the particular ethical prescriptions and evaluations of human actions. The basic principles, among those generally accepted in the cultural traditions of the United States, are:

• A) the principles of respect for persons.
• B) the principles of beneficence.
• C) the principles of justice.
• D) All of these are correct.
• E) None of these is correct.

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Definitions:

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