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Twenty First Century Cultural Artifacts and Ideologies

643 Life in the twenty-first century has become more of a...

Anecdotes and the Recognition of Psychological Theories

adhering to rules and norms, and ultimately to a level at which one recognizes universal principals and can engage in ethical deba...

Williams/Jim's Predicament

the central square of a small South American town," where twenty Indians are about to be executed by government soldiers in order ...

"Dangerous Liaisons" and Moral Justice

a duel with Danceny which has been orchestrated by his nemesis Merteuil, and she in turn has her reputation and physical beauty de...

Virgil's "Aeneid" - A Political and Moral Work

as a work of art, is that it presents morally ambiguous situations that reveal much about all sides of the human character, especi...

Assisted Suicide - Taking a Contrary View

issue that has the potential to affect all of us. Recently, this issue has come under the spotlight with several media sources run...

The Role of Law

system such as due to the cost. However, the law may also have a positive influence; it may support social changes which are neede...

Diabetic Ketoacidosis, A Case Study

serious, potentially fatal, but preventable, complication of diabetes mellitus that occurs when there is insufficient insulin to m...

A Qualified Defense of Singer

determined by the goodness, or badness, of the results that flow from it" (Colosi 8). The second is the "hedonist principle," whic...

"On Dumpster Diving" by Lars Eighner

is, his descriptions help the reader visualize the Dumpster environment. He describes the best method for entering the Dumpster, a...

Moral Values in Judaism and Christianity

ethically necessary to offer the right of sanctuary to individuals who are fleeing political oppression (Voice of America, 2009). ...

Gay Marriages - Arguments For and Against

barred from as the result of a ban on gay marriage, and for many this is simply unfair. More fundamental, however, are the argumen...

Health Care and Ethical Decision Making

Health ("Right", 2011). From an ethical perspective, one might also invoke the Kantian deontological theory of ethics to explore w...

Feminist Analysis and Antigone

violate the primacy of traditional family morality, which should be considered as overriding state laws that are contradictory to ...

Alternative Reproduction Biotechnologies, Moral and Ethical Concerns

of individual contracts can be applied to social relationships. Such a controversial case and others like it have shown the world ...

Reproductive Biotechnologies, Ethical and Moral Systems

of assertion is challenged by medical interests, including corporate interests and the views of medical professionals, which shift...

Jurgen Habermas' Ethical and Moral Theories

In eight pages this paper examines Jurgen Habermas' ethical discourse theories. Four sources are cited in the bibliography....

Metaphysics As a Guide to Morals by Iris Murdoch

looked at in the context of history and of the study of philosophy. II. Metaphysics Metaphysics is an abstract part of philos...

Comparative Analysis of Utilitarianism and Natural Law Moral Theories

In twenty one pages this paper contrasts and compares natural law and utilitarianism in a consideration of their similarities and ...

The Moral Influence of Huck on Tom

This 5 page paper discusses the influence the character of Huckleberry Finn has on his friend Tom Sawyer in Mark Twain's classic n...

Niccolo Machiavelli and Morals

In four pages this paper examines the differences between social morality and political tools as outlined by Niccolo Machiavelli i...

Moral Permissibility of an Educator Raising the Grade of a Student

In five pages the philosophies of Immanuel Kant and John Rawls are applied to a consideration of whether or not it is ethically ac...

Jeremy Bentham and Immanuel Kant on Killing and Morals

theoretically more justifiable in such an instance, how do we deal with other situations of killing? How do we justify killing wh...

Overview of Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals by Immanuel Kant

worthy but they are not. This leads Kant to further defining what makes good will different from bad will: "A good will is good...

Moral Decision Making and Business Ethics

an ethical lapse because this is generally refers to making decisions that are "morally wrong" (Ethics, no date). To ask someone t...

The Nights of Cabiria and Moral Struggle Films

one of irony as the opening scene in this movie continues. Cabiria and her lover are frolicking in a field. It is portrayed as som...

Embryonic Stem Cell Research and Moral Considerations

types of body cells, the undifferentiated forerunners of those cells that eventually will form organs, bone, blood and every other...

Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals and the Categorical Imperative of Immanuel Kant

In five pages this paper considers 3 of Kant's formulations regarding a lone categorical imperative as presented in his philosophi...

Categorical Imperative and Grounding of the Metaphysics of Morals by Immanuel Kant

In five pages this paper considers 3 formulations regarding a single categorical imperative as presented in this philosophical tre...

Roman Catholic Church and Moral Theology

In nine pages this research paper considers the Catholic Church's current theological stance regarding morality. Four sources are...