Academic papers on Ethics

Reproductive Ethics: Stretching the Possibilities
A 4 page consideration of an ethical scenario involving an aged couple pursuing parenthood through in vitro fertilization and the implantation of a surrogate mother. The seventy year old father-to-be tries to back out of the situation by insisting...
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Tampering with Mother Nature: Ethical Considerations in Technology
This 5 page paper examines technology but focuses in on surrogate mothering. Ethical implications of surrogacy are discussed and ethics in other areas are touched on as well. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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The Ethics of Omelas
This 3 page paper discusses Ursula LeGuin's short story "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" and answers the following questions about it: If everyone could enjoy complete happiness on the single condition that one human being suffer, would that...
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Ethics and Philosophy: Three Essays
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...
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How a Code of Ethics Might be Implemented in a Business Environment
This 9 page paper examines ethics. Ethics are defined and explored in general and then applied to the corporation. How a corporation can create and implement a code of ethics, and steer the organization through the necessary changes, is the focus of...
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Ethical Analysis of the Telephone Records Controversy
This 4 page paper evaluates the situation where the NSA asked for telephone records and some carriers turned them over. Was that ethical? The question is examined in light of ethical theory. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Rawls, Nozick And Others
A 7 page paper that emphasizes utilitarianism. The paper encompasses responses to specific questions generated by the student. Topics include: explanation of two types of utilitarianism, explanation of the declining marginal utility of money;...
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Corporate Ethics
This 6 page paper examines a few scenarios and explores corporate ethics in general. Some examples are provided. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Spanking
A 4 page paper which examines whether or not it is wrong to spank a child to discipline them. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Everyday Ethics
Questions This 10 page paper answers ten short questions based on everyday ethics, starting with the difference between spite and jealousy as discussed by Kant, the paper then moves onto the difference between conventional and non conventional...
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Ethics In Forensic Science
3 pages in length. The ethics that pertain to forensic science may be somewhat of a departure from any other industry where ethical consideration is paramount to overall operation, but those distinctions are quite few inasmuch as ethics provides a...
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New York Times Co. v. United States
This 13 page paper discusses the 1971 "Pentagon Papers" case that was argued before the Supreme Court, which found that the Times could publish classified documents pertaining to the Administration's misleading of the American public with regard to...
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Integrity
A 3 page paper on integrity and its importance relating to military values. No sources cited.
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David Maguire/Sacred Choices
A 3 page research paper/essay that discusses the moral/ethical position of David Maguire, as expressed in his writing. The writer summarizes this ethicist's position and then presents a personal and contrasting view. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Pros and Cons: Stem Cell Research
A 6 page paper which discusses the pros and cons of stem cell research. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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