Essays and Research Papers on Ethics

This 20 page paper considers the moral conflicts between client and attorney. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 6 page discussion of a hospital’s obligation to conduct certain testing on a nineteen year old student who, although of legal age, was covered under her parent’s HMO. The HMO subsequently refused to pay the bill and the parents objected to the fact that the hospital failed to inform them that their daughter was ...

This 12 page paper discusses the issues of abortion. The writer looks at a wide range of arguments for and against, including medial ethics, social ethics and legal ethics. The writer explains both sides of the argument and uses subjective arguments backed up by factual evidence. The paper also includes a discussion on ...

3 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses the legal and ethical implications of breaching confidentiality when one spouse discloses he is HIV positive but has not told the other spouse. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 10 page paper considers the ethical and legal issues that are relevant when considering the need of developing nations to access essential drugs, such as those for HIV/AIDS. Issues such are moral responsibility, profit, investment, protection and patents are also considered. Patent law referent to is both international and UK is approach. The bibliography ...

This 5 page research paper examines the term 'democratic prejudice' which is used by Friedrich Nietzsche in his 1887 treatise, The Genealogy of Morals. Specifically discussed are the concepts of master and slave; good and evil; and how language has been used to perpetuate prejudice throughout history. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 5 page paper analyzes the slave/master paradigm as contained in the first essay of this work. A discussion of how it relates to various relationships throughout history is included. No additional sources cited.

A 5 page review of the purported advantages and disadvantages of bioengineered foods. Outlines the history of bioengineering and introduces the concept of bioethics. Concludes that bioethics are both shaped by and shape societal perceptions of wrong and right. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 8 page report discusses the School of the Americas and the reasons why it should be shut down once and for all. The "SOA" (sometimes called the "school of the assassins") is the U.S. Army-run school for military officers from Latin America Graduates of the school have been implicated in a long history ...

A 6 page paper that explores the ethics of biomedical research, focusing on the key element of voluntary informed consent. Discussed are recent adverse events that have occurred in gene therapy research and the amendments and additions to federal regulations resulting from these events. Also included is a brief discussion of the history ...

(10 pp) Most pregnancy based choices are not easy. Whoever came up with the idea that life is not fair, was not joking, but speaking the hard and cold truth. In this discussion we will examine the history and the attitudes of this still controversial issue. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

In this 20 page paper the writer discusses the importance of character development in today's society. Following an introduction, the writer provides a description of character development, including a definition and the traits assigned to good character. The history of character development and education in the U.S. provides insight into the importance of this ...

(8 pp) Nothing seems more frightening than the thought of cancer. In our human history, it harkens back to the idea of unseen forces attacking the body. We revert to the reptilian brain idea, that if we could "see it," we could "do something." Actually our own body is trying to ...

This 5 page paper considers the issue of terrorism, first by relating how a terrorist might defend their actions using the arguments of Kant and the Utilitarian perspective of John Stuart Mill, then considers who a both a Kantian and Utilitarian opponent to terrorism might relate to this issue. This paper utilizes the text ...

This 4 page essay discusses Socrates' 'Apology' and what John Stuart Mill would say was the reason Socrates 'did' philosophy. The essay covers the attitude and viewpoint of Mill as it would apply to Socrates. No sources cited.

A 5 page paper which discusses the implications of John Stuart Mill's assertion in Utilitarianism that, 'Pleasure and freedom from pain are the only things desirable as ends.' Specifically considered are the principles Mill developed in Chapters 2 and 4 which make this idea plausible and critically evaluations whether his arguments are successful. ...

John Stuart Mill was raised in the shadow of the friendship between his father, James Mill, historian and philosopher, and Jeremy Bentham, at times a man considered to be one of the leading intellects of the 19th century. It is not surprising, then, that elements of their views on utilitarianism and their writings hold ...

A 5 page paper discussing the ending paragraphs of the work. Though Mills says that happiness is measurable and therefore useful for determining the state of equality between individuals, he does not specify how that measurement should be made. He shows that utilitarianism does not hold that all people are equal, for there ...

A 5 page paper that describes Mill's presentation of the principles of Utilitarianism, but also demonstrates Mill's particular concern for the essential nature of man's intellect. This paper recognizes the importance of Mill's considerations on a societal level as well as recognizing the personal considerations of each man. Bibliography includes 1 source.

This 5 page paper revues the research methods adopted by a paper on the role of gossip in the socialisation of nurses. The ethical, moral and practical implications are considered and the relevance of the results with regard to the methods used are discussed. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 10 page paper examines various concepts in ethics and philosophy. The first essay (5 pages) examines the theories of utilitarianism, deontology, egoism, subjectivism and social contract theory. The second essay (3 pages) examines normative ethics, meta-ethics, and applied ethics. The final essay is two pages and examines objectivism and relativism. Examples are provided throughout. ...

This 9 page paper includes an outline. It is a personal essay about leadership. The paper concludes that the idea of core values is probably overlooked by leaders because they are generally trying to secure votes, something that sometimes gets in the way of being an ethical leader. Bill Clinton and Colin Powell are used ...

This 4 page paper encompasses 4 short essays. The topics are: a comparison between search engines, evaluating email, plagiarism and copyright. Each essay is 1 page in length. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 6 page essay that offers a explanatory summation of Thomas Nagel’s essay “Moral Luck.” In this essay, the writer/tutor rephrases Nagel’s basic arguments, offering a synopsis of the essay. No additional sources cited.

A 5 page essay that contrasts and compares 2 essays on abortion, Don Marquis's "Why Abortion Is Immoral" and Mary Anne Warren's "The Moral Significance of Birth." The writer outlines the parameters and main points of both essays and concludes that Warren offers the most realistic real-world view. No additional sources cited.