Which of the following ethical principles requires that we "do no harm"?
a. Respect for autonomy
b. Nonmaleficence
c. Beneficence
d. Distributive justice
ANS: B
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a. prejudice. b. separatism. c. ethnocentrism. d. bias.
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A) Pragmatism B) Utilitarianism C) Empiricism D) Phenomenology
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