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Polygamy

Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: As gay marriage becomes legal in states like Massachusetts and with the the U.S. Supreme Court striking down anti sodomy laws in Texas in 2003, the arguements for legalizing polygamy now seem stronger then they have been for many ye...
Year: 2009
URL: http://ethics.iit.edu/EEL/Polygamy.pdf

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-03-09 12:11

Ethics updates

Authors: Hinman, Lawrence M.
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Designed primarily to be used by ethics instructors and their students, this web resources includes case studies from a large variety of disciplines and subject areas, instructional materials, and other, related resources. ...
Year: 1999
URL: http://ethics.sandiego.edu/

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-07-13 15:33

Minding Your Ethics

Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: When John overhears three men at a bar talking about how they believe that homosexuality is a sign of the decay of society and why it should not be accepted, he is tempted to confront them or leave. ...
Year: 2010
URL: http://ethics.iit.edu/EEL/Minding%20Your%20Ethics.pdf

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-09-08 09:49

O, What a Tangled Web We Weave!

Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: This case discusses the need for clarification of what is expected of a mentor, an advisor or a supervisor to a graduate student, the differences between mentors and advisors and the need for improved communication between both part...
Year: 1999
URL: http://www.onlineethics.org/Resources/Cases/tangled.aspx

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-08-12 12:52

Money and Friendship

Authors: Association for Practical and Professional Ethics ; Robert Ladenson
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Shawn and Kevin have been close friends since they met during their college years. The two have lent each other emotional support and done favors for one another over the years, but now Shawn has asked Kevin to lend him $5,000 to pu...
Year: 2000
URL: http://ethics.iit.edu/EEL/Money%20and%20Friendship.pdf

Biblio - Anonymous - 2011-06-27 11:38

Synthetic Meat

Authors: Carr, Edward ; Association for Practical and Professional Ethics ; Dillard, Brenda ; Funke, Rhiannon Dodds ; Diaz-Sprague, Raquel ; Boxall, Sussana Flavia ; Carr, Sarah ; Potthurst, Adam
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Science has always been on the forefront of making food easier to produce but the possibility of synthetically produced meat has some people wondering if it has gone too far. However, some people see it as a way to help solve world ...
Year: 2009
URL: http://ethics.iit.edu/EEL/Synthetic%20Meat.pdf

Biblio - Anonymous - 2011-06-27 10:23

Constitutional Right to Income

Authors: Association for Practical and Professional Ethics ; Robert Ladenson
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: The year is 2020, and the new President of the United States has come to believe that the growing gap between the highest and lowest income groups likely reflects a deep problem in both the United States and world economies related ...
Year: 2000
URL: http://ethics.iit.edu/EEL/Federal%20Income.pdf

Biblio - Anonymous - 2011-07-05 09:10

Expelling a Professor from a Feminist Philosophy Internet Mailing List

Authors: Robert Ladenson ; Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions, Illinois Institute of Technology
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Frederic T. Sommers, a Professor at Brandeis University, is one of 650 subscribers on an Internet mailing list dedicated to feminist philosophy. Professor Sommers is the husband of Professor Christina Hoff Sommers of Clark Universit...
Year: 1995
URL: http://ethics.iit.edu/EEL/Mailing%20List.pdf

Biblio - Anonymous - 2011-08-03 13:16

Jaywalking - What Would You Do?

Authors: Robert Ladenson ; Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions, Illinois Institute of Technology
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: While vacationing in a small, sleepy, quiet coastal town in Maine, you take your dog for a walk at the crack of dawn on a Sunday morning. You come to an intersection with a stop light. Looking carefully in all directions you don't s...
Year: 1998
URL: http://ethics.iit.edu/EEL/Jaywalking.pdf

Biblio - Anonymous - 2011-08-08 11:07

Global Baby Making

Authors: Georgetown University Undergraduate Bioethics Society ; Whyte, Kyle ; Reider, Travis ; American Society for Bioethics + Humanities ; Nelson, James Lindemann ; Heurer, Kelly ; Henderson, Macey ; Hedahl, Marcus
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: (Page 8 of PDF) Sam and Rachel are a committed Lesbian couple who wish to start a family. Neither woman wants to gestate a baby, and after much discussion, they decide they would rather not have a child that is genetically related t...
Year: 2013
URL: http://nubc2013.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/BB-Cases-Nos-1-14-Final.pdf

Biblio - KBL781 - 2013-05-20 15:24

An Obligation to Adopt?

Authors: Henderson, Macey ; Heurer, Kelly ; Nelson, James Lindemann ; Hedahl, Marcus ; American Society for Bioethics + Humanities ; Reider, Travis ; Whyte, Kyle ; Georgetown University Undergraduate Bioethics Society
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: (See Page 3 of PDF) The earth's population recently passed 7 billion. Although no one knows exactly how many people the world can sustain, we do know that there are already far more people than could be supported at the level of the...
Year: 2013
URL: http://nubc2013.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/BB-Cases-Nos-1-14-Final.pdf

Biblio - KBL781 - 2013-05-20 14:23

A New Disease Outbreak: Potential Global Health Epidemic

Authors: Henderson, Macey ; Heurer, Kelly ; Nelson, James Lindemann ; Hedahl, Marcus ; American Society for Bioethics + Humanities ; Reider, Travis ; Whyte, Kyle ; Georgetown University Undergraduate Bioethics Society
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: (See Case 1 in PDF) In January of 2003, health officials in the central African coutnry of Zambabba-Mubanda reported an outbreak of a new, pandemic disease that is resistant to conventional antibiotics. Called SAKS (severe acute kid...
Year: 2013
URL: http://nubc2013.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/BB-Cases-Nos-1-14-Final.pdf

Biblio - KBL781 - 2013-05-20 14:15