Category: Philosophy : Ethics

PART 1  Read,  Nozick’s, “Distributive Justice” and answer the following questions:
1. According to Nozick, why can the term distributive justice be misleading? Why is the focus on “distribution”?
2. How is Nozick’s focus on entitlement different from the focus on “patterns” of distribution?
3. How do patterned systems of distributive justice lead to “continuous interference” in the life and liberty of people?
PART 2
How are equality and liberty related to justice?Which of these two interests (liberty or equality) is most important to your sense of fairness? Is it possible to achieve a fair balance between the two interests?

Please read the two chapters and answer the following questionseflect on alternative roles human-service professionals might play when working in the community. Which of the following roles you think you could assume as a community worker: (a) advocate, (b) change agent, (c) consultant, (d) adviser, (e) facilitator of indigenous support systems, (f) facilitator of indigenous healing systems, or (g) all of the above roles. Which of these roles you would feel least comfortable functioning? Why. How could you learn to carry out professional roles in the community different from those in which you were trained?
What are some of the ways that you can be a social justice advocate in the communities to which you belong? What gaps or needs do you see in your local community, and how might you help bridge these gaps?

Read  Zack’s, “White Privilege, Black Rights” and answer the following questions:
1. How does Zack contrast the problems of implicit racism and more overt violations of human rights?
2. How does Zack explain the need for criticism of police violence directed against young black men?
3. What does Zack mean when she suggests that the issue of unpunished killings of black youth is a symbol of overall social injustice?
4. Do you think that it is ever justifiable to treat people differently on the basis of their race, sex, religion, or other group characteristic? Explain.
5. Should we continue to further multiculturalism and diversity in our society? Why or why not?

What do you think about the comments/quotes that emotional intelligence in the workplace is more important that a high IQ or “book smarts”? Give an example.
link:
http://psychology.about.com/od/intelligence/fl/IQ-or-EQ-Which-One-Is-More-Important.htm

1.    What do you think about the author’s observations about self disclosure and social media?
2.  What do you think the “rules” are of self disclosure on social media sites and how did you “learn” those rules?
3.
-Do you let people know if there is Too Much Information – “TMI” – on a social media site? Why or Why not?

Read  Aristotle, “The Nicomachean Ethics” and answer the following questions:
1. What is virtue, and how do we acquire it?
2. How is virtue a mean? Explain this by using some of Aristotle’s examples.
3. Why is it so difficult to be virtuous?
4. Do you think that “nature” provides any basis for knowing what we ought to do?
5. How might you explain this basis without committing the “naturalistic fallacy?”
6. Do you agree that the so-called “naturalistic fallacy” really does represent faulty reasoning? Why or why not?

Read the following:
James Roberts is a patient in the hospital for which you are the director of risk management. Mr. Roberts was admitted ten days ago for head trauma suffered as a result of a motorcycle accident. He was initially brought to the Emergency Department by Life Flight (an air ambulance system) and was admitted to the neurological intensive care unit after having surgery to remove a piece of his skull to relieve intracranial pressure that would have resulted in permanent brain damage if it had not been performed immediately.
Mr. Roberts is not married, and his only child, a daughter named Mary, was located on the third day of his admission. During a telephone call, Mr. Roberts’ nurse informed Mary of the need for Mr. Roberts to return to the operating room for another procedure, which was intended to reduce swelling of the brain and help him to be removed from a medically induced coma. The nurse explained all of the risks, benefits, and alternatives in detail to Mary. Mary agreed to the procedure.
The procedure was successful and on the seventh day of admission, Mr. Roberts was completely out of the medically induced coma, although he remained very confused. On the following day, Mr. Roberts’ physician informed him that a third and final procedure was required to replace the portion of the skull that was removed during the first procedure. The physician attempted to explain the benefits, risks, and alternatives to Mr. Roberts but due to his continued confusion the physician gave up providing a full explanation, had Mr. Roberts sign the consent form, and took him on to surgery. Unfortunately, the procedure did not go as well as planned, although it was technically performed appropriately, and Mr. Roberts relapsed into a coma.
On this tenth day of admission, Mr. Roberts’ long-time girlfriend comes to you and informs you that she holds the healthcare power of attorney. She additionally informs you that Mr. Roberts has a living will and he did not desire to have heroic intervention utilized if the need arose. Mr. Roberts’ girlfriend is angry because she does not believe that appropriate consent was obtained for any of the procedures.
In a 200-250-word paper:
Identify each opportunity during Mr. Roberts’ time within your hospital where consent may have been obtained and whether that consent was implied or express and if express what type of express consent. Since your CEO may not understand the difference, you need to include a short definition of any type of consent identified. You also need to identify whether the consent was appropriately obtained, including why or why not.
It is imperative that you strictly adhere to APA (6th or latest edition) formatting and citations.

These sorts of issues that happen within the medical profession not only cost lives but are also financially and systemically costly as well. Why do they happen? What can be done to prevent them? How should we navigate them when they do occur?

After watching the panel discussion, write a general reflection discussing what you learned and what stood out to you.

Here is the link to the video: https://youtu.be/7W5Ko5bPW_8

Instructions:

Your response to the question should be original, thoughtful, and reference the material (chapter one) to support your point.
Your response should be nothing less than a full paragraph (150 to 200 words).

“Herd immunity” is one of the primary considerations for mandatory vaccinations in the United States. That is, when a large segment of the population is inoculated against certain infectious diseases, individuals – both vaccinated and unvaccinated – benefit, as well as the community as a whole. A true mandate for vaccinating all schoolchildren in the United States has not been enacted since World War I. Today, all states allow medical exceptions for children who have HIV, are undergoing organ transplants, are allergic to eggs used in preparing some vaccines, or other medical reasons. Nearly every state also has exemptions that allow parents to exempt their children from state vaccination requirements on the basis of religious, philosophical, moral, or other personal beliefs. Recent epidemics of childhood diseases such as measles, mumps, and pertussis in the United States indicate that objection to mandatory vaccinations have increased.
As a healthcare practitioner, are you ethically bound to be vaccinated for common contagious diseases?
Defend your answer.
Support your answers with examples and research and cite your research using APA format.

“Herd immunity” is one of the primary considerations for mandatory vaccinations in the United States. That is, when a large segment of the population is inoculated against certain infectious diseases, individuals – both vaccinated and unvaccinated – benefit, as well as the community as a whole. A true mandate for vaccinating all schoolchildren in the United States has not been enacted since World War I. Today, all states allow medical exceptions for children who have HIV, are undergoing organ transplants, are allergic to eggs used in preparing some vaccines, or other medical reasons. Nearly every state also has exemptions that allow parents to exempt their children from state vaccination requirements on the basis of religious, philosophical, moral, or other personal beliefs. Recent epidemics of childhood diseases such as measles, mumps, and pertussis in the United States indicate that objection to mandatory vaccinations have increased.
As a healthcare practitioner, are you ethically bound to be vaccinated for common contagious diseases?
Defend your answer.
Support your answers with examples and research and cite your research using APA format.

Instructions
Assignment Paper C  – Current Or Emerging Technology Ethics Research Paper
1. Papers Objective. The objective of this paper and outline is to:
Evaluate a new ethical issue (not used in prior submissions as this will be your final class paper before the Assignment D presentation.)
Focus your research, so that one or more ethical principles are applied and explained as a result of your research. This process helps you establish a thesis for your research.
2. Topic Selection.  Select a digital ethical issue for your research that is caused by the existing or emerging technology.
Students must select a new ethical issue (not used for prior assignments) related to an existing or emerging technology and research the topic and its related ethical issues.
Be sure to keep in mind that the technology aspects of this assignment are different from those of Paper A (Application of decision-making frameworks to IT-related ethical issues) or Paper B, which dealt with aspects of ethical issues and a subsequent organizational policy.
The link below provides some suggested topical ideas you may want to consider.  Please remember that the emphasis on this paper is on digital technology and the ethical issue(s) with its use
Recommended Source: https://www.scu.edu/ethics/ethics-resources/ethics-articles/
3. Research Paper Outline
a. Title Page –  Begin with a topic title that describes what you will research.
b. Topic Justification – Briefly explain the reason for your topic selection (100- 150 words recommended).
c. Research Questions – Based on your research and the ethical theories discussed in class, determine three ethically critical (important) questions to be addressed by the paper regarding your topic. List your questions in order of priority and for each question: 
(1) State your question
(2) Justification “why” this question is critically important to the papers ethical issue.
(3) Research Findings. Using your research,
List or summarize your research findings.
List any ethical issues or principles, other problems, solutions or research gaps (areas that require further study to address the question if any).
d. Research Conclusions – Provide a conclusion for your research that addresses the following.
Summarize the papers’ major takeaways and overall conclusions
Of all your papers points, select the most important (or relevant) ethical theory that relates to your conclusions
List the ethical principles that apply.