The Main Limitation of the Individual Rights Principle Is That

question 150

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 favouritism.

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Definitions:

Morality

Principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior.

Concrete Terms

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Age

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