Essays and Research Papers on Ethics

This 10 page paper explores data mining, the new trend to compile data on individuals. Data mining is defined and explained. Ethics are explored. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 24 page paper that compares the ethical standards of reducing services in the health care industry to reducing services in the information technology industry. An introduction states the comparion may not be as easy as it would appear. Examples are provided to illustrate the point. The essay explains three theories of ethics and with ...

9 pages in length. The very nature of ethics is to abide by a written – or sometimes understood – code of conduct that speaks to moral duty and obligation. Perhaps nowhere is this guiding principle more important than in the counseling profession of today. According to Walden et al - authors ...

4 pages in length. The writer discusses liberty, Utilitarianism, relativism and retributist and retributivism as they relate to codes of ethics. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 12 page paper which covers various issues concerning abortion. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 3 page paper examines a work by Max Weber related to politics. Ethics are explored. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 6 page paper which discusses the ramifications of using the death penalty from a moral and ethical point of view. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 6 page discussion of the concept of "person-seeds", a concept introduced by author Judith Jarvis Thomson in 1971. This paper outlines Thomson's analogy and uses it to delve deeper into the issue of the rights and wrongs of abortion. No additional sources are listed.

This paper looks at the political and environmental issues surroudning nuclear waste disposal at the Yucca Mountain site in Nevada. Considered are scientific groundwater leakage tests and political and public opinion as the site goes forward in 2004. Bibliography lists 4 sources. JVnvnuke.rtf

A 4 page paper that discusses where we get ethics, what this particular writer’s ethics are and other issues related to ethics. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page overview of the process of ethical decision making. Emphasizing the many areas in which ethical decision making is necessitated and that many professions are self-regulating in this regard, the author utilizes the profession of accounting as one arena in which their decisions have resulted in a backlash of adverse public perception ...

7 pages in length. Mankind has manipulated virtually every aspect of his existence since first realizing the intrinsic power he held as a human being. However, this inherent authority has long been misappropriated to appease personal agenda or accommodate the majority, ultimately leaving a gaping void of ethical consideration when it comes to ...

A 6 page issue paper on needle-related injuries among health care workers. In simpler times, there was a possibility that an inadvertent needlestick could carry greater implication than momentary discomfort. In today’s environment, there are documented cases of hundreds of health care workers who have contracted HIV or a form of hepatitis from ...

This 2 page paper examines the problem philosophically and practically. Both sides of the argument are discussed. No bibliography.

A 7 page exploration of Rachels beliefs in regard to what determines certain cultural practices and whether or not there are inherent rights and wrongs in those practices. More specifically, Rachels explores the question of whether morality is a phenomena that varies according to culture, whether different cultures do in fact operate under different moral codes. ...

A 14 page overview of the academic need for student codes of conduct. The author reviews several key considerations which must be made when designing codes of conduct. Not only must student conduct be delineated as to what is acceptable and what is not, so too must the retributions that will be instigated ...

A 10 page paper which discusses the death penalty and reasons that it should be used in our nation. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 5 page analysis of the morals of killing. The author examines the scenario in which one innocent individual is killed in order to save the lives of two other innocent individuals. The philosophies of Kant and Bentham are utilized to explore the rights and wrongs of such an action. Bibliography lists ...

This 3-page paper discusses certain aspects of business ethics including the Precautionary Principle, Considerability and Expected Utility and theories advocated by Rawls and Nozick. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This is a 5 page paper discussing ethical perspectives of why people should not continue with the practice of organ trafficking. The growing need for kidney transplants worldwide has led to an increase in international criminals organizations dealing in organ trafficking. Within the European market, these organizations are “pressuring poor Eastern Europeans into selling their ...

A 3 page discussion of plagiarism. Emphasizing the ease in which plagiarism can occur in the presence of electronic sources such as those available on the World Wide Web, the author stresses the societal retributions which are in place for plagiarism and offers advice on how to avoid such ethical breaches. Bibliography lists ...

A 16 page paper which takes an in-depth look at the American Decency Association. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

This 4 page paper looks at seven hypothetical situations that could crop up for counselors. Various type of counseling practice, and many organizations, are looked at in developing scenarios and providing solutions. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 5 page paper evaluates this topic with the use of Plato's Crito and Martin Luther King's Letter from a Birmingham Jail. King's position is supported. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 6 page paper that discusses medical ethics in general and beneficence or doing good in particular. The thesis is that health care professionals should be concerned exclusively with doing as much good as possible. Five ethical principles are identified and explained. The fact that one is often at odds with another is also discussed, ...