posted by Don Berkich
on Wednesday December 05, @04:27AM
from the commonwealth-vs-private-wealth dept.
The Case below from the 2007 National Ethics Bowl invites us to consider moral conflicts between private ownership and public duty--here, with respect to the ownership of works of art.
posted by Don Berkich
on Wednesday December 05, @04:20AM
from the mutant-wheat dept.
The Case below from the Fall, 2005 Regional Ethics Bowl--at which TAMUCC took both First and Second place--contrasts U.S. and E.U. practice on consumer protection in light of Genetically Modified crops.
posted by Don Berkich
on Sunday October 28, @07:37AM
from the reciprocity dept.
Whether applauded or condemned, capital punishment poses a difficult moral challenge for anyone with even the slightest morally reflective nature. The case below from the Spring, 2004 National Ethics Bowl raises precisely that challenge.
posted by Don Berkich
on Sunday October 28, @07:28AM
from the presuppositions-of-accountability dept.
The case below from the Spring, 2003 National Ethics Bowl raises difficult and troubling questions about when one person can be held legally responsible for another person's actions.
posted by Don Berkich
on Sunday October 28, @07:00AM
from the spitting-image dept.
The case below from the Spring, 2007 National Ethics Bowl invites us to reflect on what counts as a disability and the extent to which parents have the right to make decisions for their children.
posted by Don Berkich
on Sunday October 28, @06:57AM
from the utilitarianism-vs.-deontology dept.
The case below from the Fall, 2003 Regional Ethics Bowl raises difficult moral puzzles about the moral status of human embryos and the reasons one might have for having children.
posted by Don Berkich
on Sunday April 22, @07:08AM
from the haves-and-have-even-less dept.
As discussed below in a case from the 2006 National Ethics Bowl, the huge shortage of nurses in wealthy countries is being met, in part, by recruiting nurses from poor countries where their services are desperately needed. Is it right for wealthy countries to poach much-needed professionals from poor countries?
