Thomas Hobbes
Who was the first author of speech and what did he do?
Adam, he named the created things that god presented to his sight
True or false?: Social constructs are static and never change over periods of time, meaning that they are fixed?
False
What does the bill of rights protect?
It protects freedom of speech, religion, association, and presss
Which right allows patients to decline medical treatment even if doctors are recommending it?
Right to refuse treatment
Why can enforcing rights sometimes be difficult in different countries or cultures?
Different countries and cultures may have different beliefs, traditions, and laws about what’s right.
How do names help humans remember thoughts?
Names act as markers or reminders that help people recall ideas and thought sequences
What is the social construct theory?
humans created them in order to make sense of the objective world
What group of people do both the Declaration of human rights and the Bill of rights protect?
Everyone
Which medical right means a patient must be told the risks, benefits, and alternatives before treatment?
Informed consent
Why is enforcement necessary for rights to actually be effective?
Having rights written isn’t enough, without enforcement they could be ignored
What event caused the original language of humanity to be lost?
At the Tower of Bebal when God forced men in his rebellion to forget their former language and moved them throughout the world
Why did humans create the social construct theory?
To make sense of the objective world
what are the rights that are considered limited?
Right to Privacy and right to work/education
What do medical rights protect?
A patients autonomy, dignity, and safety
How to protests and activism influence the enforcement of rights?
They draw attention to rights that are being ignored or violated, pressuring action to be taken
What are the 4 misuses of speech that Thomas mentioned?
- When registering their thoughts wrongly through inconsistency in their words and leading to deceiving oneself
- Using words metaphorically to deceive others
- Declaring words that do not reflect what they truly want or believe
- Using language to injure others
How can social constructs influence peoples decisions?
Because they create expectations and norms that people feel pressure to follow.
What is freedom of speech?
The right to express ideas, opinions, and information without government restraint
In rights based ethics, what is the most important thing to consider?
Whether a persons rights are respected, not just the result of the action
Give an example of how someone can go against basic human rights by using their own rights
When they use their right of expression to create hate speeches, when people use their authority or power to discriminate others