Aspects of Morality in Vice and Virtue in Everyday Life
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An eight page paper which considers some of the topics of ethics and morality in Sommers’ and Sommers’ Vice and Virtue in Everyday Life, taking into account the philosophies of Kant, Nietzsche, Rand and Royce, and looking specifically at the conflict between altruism and ethical egoism in terms of the individual’s role within the community. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Baby Owens: When Medical Professionals and Parents Clash
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A 4 page examination of the ethics and law surrounding an infant diagnoses with Downs Syndrome and duodenal atresia. The baby needed medical intervention to survive. The baby's parents, however, refused treatment on the basis of their religious beliefs. The parents were Jehovas' Witnesses and believed that medical interventions such as blood transfusions were prohibited by the Bible itself. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Basic Ethical Theories
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This 3 page paper discusses some of the basic theories of ethics, and then discusses them with regard to three different cultural communities. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Bennett: "The Book of Virtues"
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This 5 page paper discusses William Bennett's book, "The Book of Virtues." Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Betty Rollin/ 'Last Wish'
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A 5 page summation and analysis of Betty Rollin's book 'Last Wish.' This book offers a narrative that relates the evolution of her mother's illness, from the diagnosis of cancer through to her assisted suicide. Rollin makes an eloquent argument to support the actions of herself and her family in supporting her mother actions. No additional sources cited.
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Bill Clinton: Motivation And Emotion Of His Behavior
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4 pages in length. The writer discusses the emotion and motivation of Bill Clinton's behavior by referring to Robert Franken's book "Human Motivation." Franken implies that human behavior can not be cast off so simply when what motivates people like Clinton is buried deep within the psyche. No additional sources cited.
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Bioethics And Nazi Human Experimentation
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A 26 page paper. Four questions were posed for this paper; the responses to those questions are embedded in the text. Those questions are: Is it morally acceptable to use data obtained in Nazi Germany during World War II? Is the data so valuable that we should allow its use for treatments, etc.? By using the data, are we complicit or condoning the data procurement? Is the Jewish Community taking a unique stand, regarding their position? A lot of background is needed before addressing these issues. The paper first explains what bioethics is and identifies some of the issues in bioethics. The paper discusses the long history of medical experiments on humans. This moves the discussion into the human experiments conducted in the Nazi concentration camps. The next section provides some background on Jewish bioethics and comments on other religious groups who share the same opinions. Bioethical dilemmas directly related to the questions are discussed. The last section responds directly to the initial questions. Bibliography lists 17 sources.
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