Exam 3: Decision Making in Value Issues and Private Law

To sustain a claim of negligence, all of the following must be in place EXCEPT:

Spoken defamation of character is termed ____________________.

Utilitarianism has been criticized as a "pig philosophy" or a form of hedonism. Explain how these criticisms are overcome by modern formulations of this consequence-oriented form of reasoning.

Create a scoring system of 1 to 5, with 5 being the greatest utility and 1 being the least. Work out the utility for the following problem. Should I take a gratuity from a patient ($50 in an envelope) even though I know that the hospital forbids the practice of taking gratuities? Show criteria you are evaluating and provide the score for the yes and no decisions.

In a short essay provide an answer to the case "Katrina," from a Kantian ethics viewpoint. In your answer demonstrate an understanding of how these decisions are made.

Assault and battery differ from each other in that _________________ is committed without physical contact, such as someone verbally cursing and threatening.?

All of the following are elements of a torte, EXCEPT:

_________________________ is a form of utilitarianism that holds that an action can be deemed to be right if it conforms to a rule that has been validated by the principle of utility.

Assault and battery differ from each other in that ______________ requires physical contact of some sort (bodily injury or offensive touching).

Utilitarianism is a form of _________________________ reasoning.

In a short essay provide an answer to the case "Katrina," from a divine command ethics viewpoint. In your answer demonstrate an understanding of how these decisions are made.