BENEFICENCE “BENE” + “FACERE” = DO GOOD “NON” + “MALUM” + “FACERE” = DO NOT HARM SEEKING THE GOOD FOR OTHERS AND AVOIDING HARM TO THEM.

PRINCIPLE OF BENEFICENCE [RELATED TO BENEVOLENCE] ONE SHOULD RENDER POSITIVE ASSISTANCE TO OTHERS [AND ABSTAIN FROM HARM] (MINIMALIST PRINCIPLE OF NONMALEFICENCE) BY HELPING THEM TO ACHIEVE BENEFITS WHICH WILL FURTHER THEIR IMPORTANT AND LEGITIMATE INTERESTS HARM PRINCIPLE AS A FORM OF BENEFICENCE PREVENT AN INDIVIDUAL FROM HARMING ANOTHER

UTILITARIAN ROOTS DETERMINING THE GOOD (BENEFIT) DETERMINING THE HARM (BURDEN) WEIGHING THE BENEFITS AND BURDENS) ETHICAL REFLECTION DIALOGUE

ADJUSTMENTS TO BENEFICENCE CONSUMERS’ OR FOLLOWERS’ VALUES AND PRIORITIES CONSUMERS’ OR FOLLOWERS’ EXERCISE OF AUTONOMY NO BENEFIT FROM THE PRODUCT DISPROPORTIONAL BURDENS vs. BENEFITS EXPLOITATION LIMITATIONS ON RESOURCES