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Kate Chopin's 'The Awakening' and the Quest for Identity, Love, and Liberation

than matron, she needed to attach a descriptive label to herself which belonged to her alone, and to no one else. It becomes evid...

Abortion and the Philosophies of David Hume and Aristotle

In a report consisting of eight pages abortion is examined within the context of David Hume's utilitarian philosophy and Aristotle...

Curse or Opportunity in Terms of an Alzheimer's Test

carry the gene. Therefore, one might be of the notion that as long as the vast majority favors and accepts the associated compone...

J.S. Mill's 'On Liberty' and Abortion

issue. The extreme range of emotions that are involved in the debate concerning abortion can be difficult for the woman in a situ...

Requiring HIV Testing of Women Who Are Pregnant

even know that IV drug use is. Should such persons be subject to taking unnecessary tests, or rather, should the government trust ...

The Dax Cowart Case Examined Philosophically

due to the fact that she was in so much pain. However, in the case at hand, the situation was far more serious. If one accepts th...

Utilitarianism Approach to an Ethical Dilemma

In five pages this paper considers a utilitarian approach to an ethical problem. Two sources are cited in the bibliography....

Moral Reasoning and Utilitarianism

This 8 page paper responds to the question of whether a utilitarian approach to moral reasoning is adequate. The writer first desc...

Ongoing Debate on Stem Cell Research

they could utilize embryos that are not in use. Tens of thousands of embryos are stored in clinics in the United States and some a...

Cultural Impact of Television

reasons why Mill make this assertion at the close of his argument lie within the work itself. In chapter III, Mill puts worth two ...

'Lying Promise' and Philosophy

lying promise is something that is said in order to achieve a favorable outcome. What if someone has a gun to the victims childs h...

Euthanasia or PAS

himself, without mischief reaching at least to his near connexions, and often far beyond them"(Mills,9). John Stuart Mill seemed ...

Contemporary Slavery and Philosophical Concepts

the buying and selling of human beings. How would a Kantian analyze the ethics of slavery? How might a utilitarian, a social con...

Reviewing 'Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey' by William Wordsworth

This dissolution, first adverse, becomes a positive driving force which allows us to sway from crime, avarice and over-anxious car...

Confidentiality Issues and Nursing Ethics

he could use public transportation to visit his parents nearby town. In short, the argument that Mr. Paul depends on his dr...

Land Mine Marketing and Ethics

area where the mines were laid" (14). Only the most determined and profit-oriented marketer or the one with no sense of moral scru...

Genetic Alteration and Ethics

die due to a womans right to choose. Each situation is taken individually but it is really all the same. These situations of human...

'Women's Liberation' and The Subjection of Women by J.S. Mill II

In six pages this research paper evaluates the effectiveness of Mill's efforts to prove his arguments in this 1869 text. Four sou...

Feminist Movement, Liberation Theology, and the Vatican

In thirteen pages this paper discusses how the Vatican perceives both movements. Eight sources are cited in the bibliography....

Warren Massacre and Utilitarianism

if Nagel had included in this line, a hint at travesties such as the Holocaust, the reader may well become more concerned with the...

Ideology of Prisoner Reform

In eight pages this paper examines penal institutions in a consideration of various ideologies and theories with Neo Retributionis...

Is Utilitarianism the Best Model for a Welfare State?

This 15 page paper asks whether a utilitarian approach is the correct model for the design of a welfare state. The writer uses the...

Economic Justice and Poverty

In five pages this paper examines poverty and economic justice from libertarian and utilitarian perspectives with theories by Jovi...

'Right Action' and Utilitarianism of J.S. Mill

(4). As he explained in Utilitarianism, this pursuit of the greatest happiness is not based on mere human selfishness, but rather...

Female Oppression and Self Liberation in Mother Courage and Her Children, Tartuffe, and The Rover

reason for the rather wimpy Mariane. Dorine appeals to Orgon to preserve his daughters happiness and when he refuses to listen, s...

Alcoholic Patients and Liver Transplantation

In ten pages this paper discusses the access to liver transplants for patients who are recovering alcoholics from the philosophica...

Coercion and Liberation in William Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well and The Tempest

In six pages this paper discusses character pairs and how they work within the structure of these two plays by William Shakespeare...

Comprehensive Overview of the Palestine Liberation Organization

In four pages this research essay considers the PLO since its 1964 origins with factions and ideology among the topics discussed. ...

Unethical Policy: Don't Ask, Don't Tell

policy for dealing with the issue of gays and lesbians serving in the US military was implemented by the Clinton administration as...

Arguments in Favor of Gambling

times. However, not all societies approve of it or approach it in the same way. Since there is a great deal of criticism of it as ...