Futures ethics

The study of what appears to be good, right, and proper to society or segments of society; including the intensity with which ethical components are held or enforced among subgroups and over time. There are eight ethical principles in most societies, accepted as futures ethics: 1. Nonmaleficence: Do no harm to oneself or others. 2. Beneficence: Helping oneself and others. 3. Autonomy: Allowing rational individuals to make free and informed decisions. 4. Justice: Treating people fairly: treating equals equally, unequals unequally. 5. Utility: maximize the ratio of benefits to harms for all people. 6. Fidelity: Keep your promises and agreements. 7. Honesty: Do not lie, defraud, cheat or deceive. 8. Privacy: Respect personal privacy and confidentiality. ,