Moral dilemmas in medical practice Interview assignment with health care professional Ofra Weisz Student number: 2031213 Ofra_91@hotmail.com Mobile number: 06 21865469 07-10-2012 Amsterdam University College Honours programme Teachers: Prof. dr. Guy Widdershoven Drs. Suzanne Metselaar Biographical background Mrs. M. is twenty five years old and got married three years ago. She was born and raised in the Netherlands and has a religious Jewish background. M. is studying
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‘Although writers often claim they do not wish to be moralistic‚ almost every work contains a moral issue. To what extent‚ in what ways and to what effect has the author of the text you have studied explored this issue?’ F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby has to a great extent explored the moral issues implicit in his 1920’s context. Fitzgerald explores the lack of religion‚ the corruption of the American Dream and the superficial values of his society in order to make his society reflect
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Moral education is must. We often hear people around us grumble that the world is in-every pad_shape. There is much of corruption‚ exploitation‚ merciless killings‚ terrorism‚ a lot of casteism and communalism‚ pollution‚ global unrest‚ mutual hatred and a total crisis of character. Man‚ machine and money are the modern day trinity. Morality is a casualty. Inflicting untold miseries and sufferings on oaf fellow beings is the rule of the day. All this needs to be reformed. But who is to bell the
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To most‚ torture is seen as action with a single definition that defines it‚ but in fact there are different types of torture that Henry Shue discusses in one of his articles. According to Shue there are rare conditions under which torture could be morally justified‚ but he does not endorse neither the interrogational torture not the terroristic torture. Although Shue agrees with illegality and morally wrongness of torture‚ he explains how one may go about defending torture and how it could possibly
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making difficult and complex decisions. When such situations arise and nurses have to make ethic decisions in regards to patient care the Code of Ethics for Nurses aids in moral thinking. It provides nurses with the tools necessary for dealing with morally difficult situations. Nurse can only use the Code of Ethics as moral guide to the profession it is still up the individual to make independent decisions regarding patient care. After reviewing the Code of Ethics for Nurses the key concepts identified
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basic elements of a utilitarian moral theory. Utilitarianism is established as a theory promoting increasing utility and especially the happiness of as many people as possible. Utilitarian’s believe the function of morality as a social institution‚ is to advocate humans well-being by increasing welfare and decreasing damage. Thus‚ moral rules are regarded as a way to accomplish individual needs and meet social aims. The first basic element of a utilitarian moral theory is The Principle of Utility
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Jamie Shay Nov.10‚ 2012 Dr. Boria Philsophy 306 Moral Theory: Abortion After hearing a criticism of abortion by Don Marquis‚ and a defense of it by Judith Thomson I still haven’t changed my opinion on how I feel about it. I did enjoy the insight brought forward by both Marquis and Thomson‚ and the analogies‚ but the fact is I am prochoice with abortion‚ and that is where I stand with the issue. I am prochoice partially because I am not very religious and I don’t allow that to sway my decision
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inclusive of teachers and students is critical. The media positions us as the audience to take a particular viewpoint of a topic‚ issue or problem that is evident in our society. To what extent though does this role as information provider influence moral panic? Moral panic refers to the exaggerated social response to media coverage of a sporadic episode that consequently turns it into a widespread issue and causes colossal concern in society (Cohen‚ 1987). The media has a tendency to manipulate people by
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discuss the how the experiences and the people who surrounded me throughout my life impacted how I formed my identity into what it is now. I will also discuss how those experiences helped lead me to where I currently am in each stage of my faith‚ my moral development‚ and my psychosocial development. I will also discuss what life events have had an impact on how I grew into the
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Nations‚ distributed in 1776‚ the year of America’s Declaration of Independence. The Theory of Moral Sentiments In 1759‚ Smith distributed his first work‚ The Theory of Moral Sentiments. He kept making broad amendments to the book‚ up until his demise. Despite the fact that The Wealth of Nations is broadly viewed as Smith’s most compelling work‚ it is trusted that Smith himself considered The Theory of Moral Sentiments to be a predominant work. In the work‚ Smith basically looks at the ethical thinking
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