action is one that produces a good outcome or result‚ and the consequences of an action or rule generally outweigh all other considerations. A consequentialist would say “do whatever has the best consequences.” An example of consequentialism in medical ethics is euthanasia. Let’s say an individual is brain dead and they are set to die soon‚ the individual can not form a decision or let their wishes be known. This would be considered involuntary euthanasia if a loved one makes the decision for them
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Administrative Ethics Paper Pamella Thomas HCS/335 September 23‚ 2012 Katherine Rossiter Administrative Ethics Paper A current administrative issue relating to topics such as patient privacy‚ confidentiality‚ or HIPAA is as follow. A specific issue that was in the news is the privacy rights as applied to the patients who use medical marijuana. This issue involves the information that medical marijuana is permissible in some states according to those state laws. This means that thousands
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murder is taking away a life ‚ the person who gives us life is God meaning they’re taking from God & it is wrong to take away a sacred gift of human life ‚ some atheist may argue that victims of rape and mothers in a financial state would say that Medical ethics shouldn’t be influenced on Christian views however Jeremiah 1:5 suggest that pregnancy is a blessing no matter what happens during the journey of it as it states ‘’ Before I formed you in the womb I knew you ‚ before you were born I set you apart
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Animal Testing for Medical Purposes‚ is it Ethically Correct? This paper will discuss animal testing for medical purposes. It will begin by defining the process of animal testing and go through some of its history. It will discuss whether the testing of animals for medical purposes is just or unjust and evaluate which types of testing are ethically acceptable and which are not from a Utilitarian and Kantian viewpoint. It will conclude with evaluations of the different standpoints and state why
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Rough Draft of Stuck in Neutral Terry Trueman’s Stuck in Neutral is about a boy who has Cerebral Palsy and yet loves his life. Shawn McDaniels has a lot of problems but he remains optimistic. His CP has left him totally disabled; he is unable to walk‚ talk‚ eat‚ or communicate. Although Shawn acknowledges that there is “Bad News” about his existence‚ he focuses on the positives in his life. Shawn loves his family deeply and appreciates people. Shawn finds the sensory world of hearing‚ smell‚
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the feminist movement one can relate a person’s developing knowledge about the movement to Plato’s allegory of the cave. The comparison of the allegory of the cave to a person’s understanding about the feminist movement allows one to understand the varying opinions that people have about this movement. One of the many things that Plato is known for is his theory of forms.
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The Cave The allegory of the cave is a story of open mindedness and power of possibility made by Plato. Plato considers the allegory of the cave as an analogy of the human condition for our education or lack of it. So imagine prisoners who spent their entire lives chained deep inside a big cave. The prisoners were chained in a position where they cannot see the activity going on behind them and they are forced to stare endlessly at the cave wall in front of them. Directly behind them is a light
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Plato’s “The allegory of the Cave” addresses so many different areas of philosophy including‚ epistemology‚ metaphysics‚ asceticism‚ ethics‚ etc. In his allegory it is important to seek what Plato is trying to accomplish through locating his rhetorical devices‚ his tone‚ his position and arguments‚ in order to develop meaning to his allegory. Plato’s philosophies include education‚ interaction‚ individuality‚ and human nature to make his statement of what the correct path to “enlightenment” should
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Achieving an Abundant Life Have you ever wanted to find the answer to your problems and live in such a state without the misconceptions of reality? According to Plato everything in our world is just an image of the perfect object. In The Cave by Plato he describes how these people are chained up and they see these shadows on the wall. These shadows are an example of the objects we see in our everyday life (the visible world). Plato says that there is such a presence of “The Good” and that this
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Plato’s ‘The Allegory of the Cave’ Camille Rodriguez Mr. Minifie HZT4UR-01 September 28‚ 2009 Bibliography Pacquette‚ Paul G. and Gini-Newman‚ Laura (2003) Philosophy: Questions and Theories. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd. ‚ p.4-63‚ 117‚ 440-441 One way to understand philosophy is to draw the meaning of Plato’s story “The Allegory of the Cave” (Philosophy: Q&T‚ p.8). Plato is a 360 BCE Greek philosopher who focused on metaphysics‚ ethics‚ knowledge‚ and he interpreted
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