Consequentialism

The Baby Fae case in 1984 raised numerous issues pertaining to the ethical and moral elements. Arguably, the transfer of a baboon’s heart into a human infant not only raised numerous issues in medicine and the value of the position of human beings in the modern age, but it also dramatizes how far science can go in setting standards and limits of organ transplantation. If the transplant succeeded, then Baby Fae could be the longest survivor of an animal-human transplant. However, this…

As a medical professional, it is not enough to not do harm, one must also do additional work to provide benefits to the patient (Coale, 2015). According to Henrietta’s attending physician Howard Jones, “Henrietta got the same care any white patient would have; the biopsy, radium treatment and radiation were all standard” (Skloot, 2010). Despite proper beneficial treatment, Henrietta’s death is linked with having a more aggressive adenocarcinoma, diagnosed years after her death, as well as being…

Cell phones in the Classroom: Tool or Distraction? Teaching at an urban school is already a difficult task, but to teach at a low-income urban school is another task to take on. Mrs. Kenny has been teaching Science to sophomore students for 5 years now and she could not be more passionate about her job and students. It has always been Mrs. Kenny’s first priority to do anything she can to adapt to every student in the classroom so that it can further help them in their learning. She is a firm…

On the contrary, another viewpoints of consequentialism which is the rule utilitarianism, concentrate on the consequence of the rule of an action (Hamilton, 2002). Vary from the act utilitarianism, rule utilitarianism will see on the rule of an action to interpret whether it is moral or not. The Principle of Utility is still be used yet this time it is used to justify the rule of an action. A rule is right to the extent that it increases the total happiness of the influenced parties (Hamilton,…

Analysis of Normative Ethical Concepts and their Relationship with Characters in the AMC Television Show: The Walking Dead The text below was a post I wrote after the finale of a TV show I enjoy watching called The Walking Dead. My Philosophy/Ethics course has helped me see the show in a whole new light and I rarely find people who are as interested in dissecting such content. The show is ripe for ethical analysis due to the characters constantly being faced with life or death situations…

Exploring ethical theories of privacy Nerissa Jack BUSI 303 Mr. A. Andall Question 1 Technological advancements have made computer systems highly important to businesses. The main purpose of computer systems in work places is to increase efficiency but furthermore to store valuable job related information. When many individuals think of monitoring computer systems at the workplace the first thing they tend to ask themselves is “What am I doing wrong?” or many persons may even think of it as…

1. I love the provocative question asked about the difference between force v. persuasion. And what a nicely formed question. One of the many things I find in my everyday life teaching the kids the difference between argumentation and debate. And just as there is a difference between those two, I believe that there is a stark difference between force and persuasion. Socrates certainly was pleading, but in that mind set, is that more of a persuasion? One might even debate that manipulation…

Politics has had a huge impact on who should be able to carry and buy weapons. Democrats believe that although they do recognize the right to own firearms, assault weapons should be banned to a certain extent as it continues to take away innocent lives. “Life is fragile, and our time here is limited and precious” (On The Issues, 2012 Democratic Party Platform, September 4 2012). As the political party states here, we need to keep guns out of hands of criminals and people who are using weapons in…

Torture has been the focus of ethical debate for quite some time. Many people have very different, opposing thoughts on whether it is alright to torture somebody or not. Whether it be torturing for information to save lives or punishment, the morals of have been discussed. Two schools of thought with differing views would be Human Rights advocates and the Consequentialists. A Human Rights advocate would suggest that torture is a cruel, unreliable method for retrieving information while a…