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Essay:  This section tests your knowledge of the ethical doctrines by analyzing ethical dilemmas from the utilitarian, deontological, and virtue ethical perspectives.  Each response should be one to two paragraphs in length and is worth 10 points.   Despite the clear medical benefits to vaccination generally accepted by the scientific community, no U.S. federal law mandates vaccination for its citizens.  Individuals can therefore choose whether or not to be vaccinated and whether or not to vaccinate their children, and many do so for religious reasons.  Explain this situation from a deontological i.e., Kantian) perspective.  From a deontological standpoint, should the U.S. create a law that mandates vaccination for certain illnesses?  Explain your reasoning by explaining and applying the categorical imperative and be sure to explain autonomy in your response.

Silver diamine fluoride is used to

For Kant, which one of the following is an operation of one’s will?  

The clash between Preston S. Brooks and Charles Sumner revealed 

The alveolar process that functions to separate two neighboring teeth is specifically called the _____ bone.

Which of the following is a projection of the basal or secretory end of each ameloblast where the enamel matrix is secreted?

For Aristotle, a virtue is an excellence of some thing.

Kant argues that humans aren’t very good at achieving happiness.

For Aristotle, where do we find the good of something?

For Kant, the upshot of the right answer to the previous question is that if a maxim/rule doesn’t pass the categorical imperative test, it could be because the maxim is self-contradictory, and thus irrational