1. If you had to recommend a major ethical theory to a friend, which one would you choose? Why? Address
both the strengths and weaknesses in your recommended theory. Why would you reject the others?
2. The Hippocratic Oath requires that doctors “apply dietetic measures for the benefit of the sick according to
[their] ability and judgment” and “to keep them from harm and injustice.” Give a complete moral analysis of this
rule. What moral principles might support this rule? What moral principles might challenge it? Explain why.
