The Main Limitation of the Individual Rights Principle Is That

question 70

Multiple Choice

The main limitation of the individual rights principle is that:

• A)it really isn't an ethical principle at all.
• B)some individual rights conflict with other individual rights.
• C)it pays attention to whether consequences are ethical, but not to whether the means to those consequences are ethical.
• D)it is almost impossible to evaluate the benefits or costs of decisions when many stakeholders are affected.
• E)it can degenerate into unjust favoritism.

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Definitions:

Absolute Refractory Period

The period immediately following the firing of a nerve fiber when it cannot be stimulated to fire again, no matter how strong the incoming signal.

Action Potential

A momentary change in electrical potential on the surface of a neuron that occurs when it is stimulated and is capable of transmitting a signal along the neuron.

Millivolts

A unit of electric potential equal to one thousandth of a volt.

Relative Refractory Period

A phase following immediate action where a neuron is less responsive to stimulation and requires a stronger than normal impulse to activate.