The principles most commonly used in ethical principlism are:
a. autonomy and non-maleficence.
b. beneficence and justice.
c. autonomy and ethics.
d. a and b.
d
Ethical principlism is the view that ethical decision
making and problem solving is best undertaken by appealing
to sound moral principles, the most common of which are
autonomy, non-maleficence, beneficence and justice.
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