Angell notes that when a clinical trial is very important and the results may lead to
significant improvements in the treatment of future patients, then
a. it is ethically acceptable to somewhat relax or weaken the ethical standards for
dealing with research subjects.
b. there is a great temptation on the part of researchers to treat research subjects as
merely means to an end.
c. it is then legitimate to exert some pressure on potential research subjects to
participate in the study.
d. and only then is it acceptable to use impoverished persons as research subjects,
and pay them for their participation.
e. researchers are obligated to publish their results at the earliest possible point in
the study, often before the results are complete.
b
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a. would be irrelevant to the morality of capital punishment. b. would be impossible, given all the factors that must be taken into account. c. might show that the costs outweigh the benefits. d. is unlikely to be done in the near future.
In Plato's dialogue entitled Gorgias, the confusion of Callicles' moral relativism is artistically indicated by:
A. his unkempt appearance. B. Callicles' opposition to Plato's arguments. C. Callicles' ranting, shouting, abusiveness, and loss of dignity. D. Plato's refusal to even engage with Callicles. E. All of the above
Some philosophers believe only the expert can determine what is truly art
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
According to Marx and Engels, a communist revolution will increase the need for
political power.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.