...Case Study #2 1. Abortion is murder, because murder is intentionally killing an innocent person. Therefore, abortion is wrong. Explicit premises: a. Abortion is Murder. b. Murder is intentionally killing an innocent person c. Abortion is wrong. Implicit premises: a. Abortion is a crime because it is murder b. Murder is wrong therefore abortion is wrong. 2. The rate of drowning increases with the rate of ice cream eating. Therefore, ice cream eating leads to drowning. Explicit premises: Rate of drowning increase with eating ice cream Eating ice leads to drowning Implicit premises: a. There is a causal connection between rate ice cream and drowning b. Drowning increases at the same rate as eating ice cream c. Therefore eating ice causes drowning 1. No cats are pleasant creatures. This is a mouse. Since it is not a cat, it is a pleasant creature. Determine whether the argument is sound or unsound. Then determine whether each argument is valid or invalid. The argument is invalid but unsound. The argument is invalid because the premise is not true and neither is the conclusion. Not all animals that aren’t cats are present, and not all cats are unpleasant creatures. 1. All cats are feral. Tabitha is a cat. Tabitha is feral. Show that the argument is invalid. Premise: All cats are feral Tabitha is a cat Therefore Tabitha must be feral The argument is invalid because it implies that Tabitha must be feral because she...
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...implementation of practices such as physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia. * Social justice is the primary form of justice, but it encompasses other types of justice such as commutative, restorative, distributive, and contributive. * The four types of social justice are significant as they cover all the human entitlements. The social work department incorporates human rights in the creation and implementation of policies dealing with end of life decisions. * Euthanasia has evolved to become an important ethical concern especially for the elderly. * Many individuals in the recent times have changed their outlook regarding the issue of physically assisted death. Main ethical concerns * Euthanasia is a Greek word, which implies a ‘good death.’ * In the contemporary world, euthanasia is the compassionate activity of ending the life of a terminally ill patient. * Conversely, physician-assisted death occurs when a doctor provides the means of suicide to a patient who has chosen to end their life. * There are two categories of euthanasia, which are active and passive. * Active euthanasia involves the activity by a physician to fasten the death process such as administering of a lethal injection. * Passive euthanasia involves the behavior of withholding the essential care that leads to survival such as refusing to administer the necessary medications. * Active and passive euthanasia can either be voluntary, involuntary or non-voluntary...
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...Euthanasia and the Right to Die Connie Galloway National American University Abstract Most people believe that everyone should have the right to make choices about their lives and healthcare options. However their deaths are a whole different story. A quality of death is as important as a quality of life. However, modern technology has made it easier to live than to die. Everyone should have a choice concerning both their lives and their deaths. These choices should be based on an individual level, as everyone has their own level of well-being. Euthanasia and the Right to Die The voluntary moral permissibility of active euthanasia is based on the values of self-determination and individual well-being. Although euthanasia involves the deliberate killing of an innocent person, so does withdrawing life-sustaining treatment at a patients request and allowing the patient to die. The concept of a good death is something humans have contemplated since the beginning of time. It is also a concept that has changed significantly over time. In prehistoric time death was nonparticipartory, meaning that the person dying did not play apart in his or her own death, but rather death was experienced by the survivors. In premodern time death happened at home involving the dying person, the family, and the community. In modern times death would occur in hospitals controlled by physicians. The dying person and his or her family member had little to no participation in determining goals of care...
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...Alexandra Chase DiLonardo RS 282 Film Reflection How To Die In Oregon The Right To Choose “And what will this medication do?” “It will kill me and make me happy.” These chilling lines of the opening scene of How To Die In Oregon truly relays the message of how grateful the ailed residents of Oregon are for the death with dignity law. We are met with a man named Roger, who seems more than eager to receive the medication that will kill him, as he is surrounded by a family that seemingly supports his decision. The entire film is focused on the ethical dilemma on physician assisted suicide; and how a patients decision affects the people surrounding them. It is no surprise there is a major ethical debate regarding the idea and action of euthanasia. Although, this is not a black and white issue, there is not precise right and wrong, mainly because each patient, doctor, and family situation is unique on a case by case basis. The most compelling and emotionally charged case in the film is Cody’s story. Cody is suffering from a countless amount of complications in her battle of terminal cancer. Cody acknowledges she doesn't want to die, but since she knows she will, she states “With death with dignity you do have some control over whats going to happen, you can offer that to your family. So it means you can have some good times…and have things be as normal as possible without being focused on when she is going to die because you know that.” It seems that control is a common theme throughout...
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...dying to control their own end-of-life care, and discuss why it is important that this legislative act and others characterizing euthanasia on humans should become legal nationwide. On October 27, 1997 Oregon passed the “Death with Dignity Act”. This act allows terminally-ill residents of the state of Oregon...
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...perfect, where everything would always go exactly according to plan. Such a society exists in Lois Lowry’s The Giver. In the society, multiple systems are set up so that order can be maintained. While starting with good intentions, the societal systems eventually become a machine that rips humans of basic emotions, and hunger for these emotions eventually leads to the destruction of the society. In The Giver, Lois Lowry uses the systems of Sameness, the Ceremonies, and Releasing to maintain order; however, these same systems ironically also lead to the downfall of the society. The system that the society prides itself most on is the system of Sameness. Sameness was originally intended to bring about order...
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...Hypothesis * Research questions Chapterisation * Chapter 1:Defination of euthanasia and its types. * chapter 2:Voluntary death from religious perspective. * Chapter 3:Position of euthanasia in other countries. * Chapter 4:Arguments in favour of legalizing euthanasia. * Chapter 5:Arguments against legalizing euthanasia.Conclusionbibliography | 6781011-1611121314151718 | INTRODUCTION Part III of Indian Constitution contains a long list of fundamental rights. And one of the major fundamental rights among them is Article 21. This article 21 of our constitution deals with "Protection of Life and Personal Liberty". The Article 21 read as follows: "No person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty expect according to procedure established by law." According to this article right to life means the right to lead meaningful, complete and dignified life. The object of the fundamental right under Article 21 is to prevent any restriction by the State to a person upon his personal liberty and deprivation of life except according to procedure established by law. But can The right to life be interpreted to such an extent which leads to its self destruction(right to die) ? This is the crucial point where the debate arises. When a person ends his life by his own act we call it suicide but to end life of a person by other on the request of the deceased is called mercy killing or euthanasia. It means applying such methods and means which will make the death painless...
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...Argument Essay Rough Draft Local Views and Legislation of Euthanasia Euthanasia is defined in Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary as; “1. Dying easily, quietly, and painlessly. 2. The act of willfully ending life in individuals with an incurable disease. Ethical considerations of this act are being actively debated. One difficulty is how will the physician or society determine that the time for acting to kill the patient has come.” (Taber, Pg. 683). I choose this particular dictionary to reference the definition of euthanasia specifically because of the detailed explanation that ethical considerations are being actively debated. Some may contend that euthanasia is a practice to be upheld in the U.S.A. due to being a country of freedom and liberty, and that is kind to allow one’s suffering to stop. However, others remain opposed and stand firm on the notion that assisting death is unethical, un-Godly, and to be illegal. The debate of assisted-suicide is argumentative amongst society, doctors, and legislators in Hawaii and throughout the nation; with recent regards to changing current law, euthanasia should remain to be illegal. Assisting in death, encouraging death, and advocating for death is wrong in many ways. Societal opinions differ and are found to be expressed throughout Hawaii in organizations, churches, and personal testimonials. What causes one to even think that assisted suicide is an acceptable foreseeable option? An example pros for debate is the notion...
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...The Giver takes place in a dystopian society where everyone is controlled yet there is no violence or poverty. Lowry added to The Giver series with Gathering Blue in 2000, The Messenger in 2004, and Son in 2012. The 2014 movie version of The Giver by Lois Lowry had Brenton Thwaites as Jonas, Jeff Bridges as the title character, who is the Giver himself, and Meryl Streep as the Chief Elder, who basically rules the whole town. The Giver was seen as controversial for its violent themes, "sexual content," and depiction of euthanasia by people who rejected these things (Lois Lowry Biography.com). Lowry saying the movie version of The Giver was good was considered pretty serious praise due to the movie itself getting stuck in development hell, or the point at which a movie or video game is stopped by a problem. Lowry had trouble with the movie's ending, as in the book, the ending is ambiguous, but in the movie, the ending is not so ambiguous (Lowry,...
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...incurable pancreatic cancer. No amount of pain medication is available to treat her pain and allow her to maintain consciousness. She knows her time is limited and she does not feel she should have to wait out the inevitable in such a terrible state. At the same time the family pet Bassett hound is found to have a mass in her intestines. She cannot eat and barely moves as she is in so much pain. The veterinarian has given the option of putting her to sleep or euthanizing her to put her out of her misery as she is suffering so. This sits well with most people. Aunt Bessie requesting euthanization though is out of the question. Why is the question that this paper will attempt to answer and why this is wrong will also be addressed? Euthanasia Defined Euthanasia can bring about different feelings to people depending on the context in which it is used. Mention that good old dog and it is good as they no longer suffering. Change the identity to a person and it is not so easily swallowed. No matter how it is...
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...AS Philosophy & Ethics Course Handbook 2013 to 2014 [pic] OCR AS Level Religious Studies (H172) http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/type/gce/hss/rs/index.aspx OCR AS Level Religious Studies (H172) You are studying Philosophy of Religion and Religious Ethics and will be awarded an OCR AS Level in Religious Studies. The modules and their weightings are: |AS: |Unit Code |Unit Title |% of AS |(% of A Level) | | |G571 |AS Philosophy of Religion |50% |(25%) | | |G572 |AS Religious Ethics |50% |(25%) | If you decide to study for the full A Level you will have to study the following modules at A2: |A2: |Unit Code |Unit Title |(% of A Level) | | |G581 |A2 Philosophy of Religion |(25%) | | |G582 |A2 Religious Ethics |(25%) | Grading | ...
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...PHI 115- Ethics 5/7/2014 Euthanasia The purpose of this research paper is to prove that the process of euthanasia is wrong, it is against the natural and moral end of human’s life , and the most of all , it is unethical. Euthanasia from Greek: “good death” or “mercy killing”, is the practice of ending of life intentionally to relieve intractable problem of suffering. There are plenty of ethical issues to discuss, regarding this one. Proponents of euthanasia consider that death filled with suffering is wrongful and bad death. That is why these people are for legalization of euthanasia. On the other hand, opponents( including my person) of euthanasia would say that any deliberate effort to cause death is wrong and against eternal law ( God’s law). Ethics and morality, basically state the same to many people and they mean exactly one. For Instance, morality refers to personal character, belief and behavior, ethics is the reflection on morality with that person’s actions and his /her professionalism. When we say an ethical person or a moral person, that is the same meaning. Very often, in or common life we can hear both terms like medical ethics or bioethics, they both describe the same and have the same meaning. These are the guidelines...
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...paper is to discuss the topic of euthanasia with the intention of shedding some light on this issue should you ever have to make this choice. There are many reasons for and against euthanasia and this article will explore some of those reasons. Specifically this paper includes a review of the following topics; Background which will include; What is euthanasia and where does it come from, Canadian law in regards to euthanasia, Euthanasia in other countries, What does our society say today? Then I will be looking at the pro euthanasia which will include; Can euthanasia be dignified where I will be looking at the Kantian and the Healthy Soul Theories, and Personnel choice. The last part will be looking at against euthanasia which will include; Who decided when to die which will include the Divine command theory and the Ethical Dilemma and I will end with a Conclusion. Thereafter, an analysis will be completed on the a fore mentioned that will include a discussion analysis of what is taken from within an existing body of research with final recommendations which will be presented based on the research. Background What is Euthanasia and where does it come from? The meaning of the word euthanasia comes from a combination of Greek words eu meaning good and athantos meaning death (Corbett, 2009). Therefore one would say that euthanasia is a good death and by saying this we are then saying “to die with dignity” (Corbett, 2009). Euthanasia is the intentional killing of people...
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...2/26/2012 English 2, paper 2 The Effect of Knowledge on Happiness and Relationships There is a common expression that "Ignorance is bliss." It implies that not knowing about a potentially troubling situation allows for more happiness. Can this be the case for most people? Would people be happier if they lacked knowledge about their surroundings and lives? Does gaining knowledge push people away from their loved ones? These questions surface in the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry. They arise from a society where knowledge is only kept by a select few. This lack of information keeps the people happy, but possibly not to the extent they could be. In the novel The Giver there exists a society in which there is no emotion or feeling. A world with no choices and no individuality, where everything is set out for everyone. Most importantly in this society, people have no memories of times before their own lives began. This lack of knowledge is the reason no one experiences feelings for they have no idea of what feelings are. They don't know love, pain, fear or happiness. The main character Jonas, a boy of 12, lived this way until he was chosen, like the rest of the children his age, for his occupation. Jonas received the position of receiver, the person in charge of keeping every memory of the society to themselves. As the receiver Jonas would receive every memory of times before, including feelings and emotions. As Jonas received more and more memories, he began...
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...they would only want to be the hero so to speak and do what is correct of the family and everyone else’s needs. As we go through the issue you will see different views and feelings involving all providers involved which are doctors, nurses, patients, friends, and family members. What is physician assisted suicide? For the lack of a better term physician assisted suicide will be addressed as “euthanasia”. Euthanasia is defined broadly as “the mercy killing of the hopelessly ill, injured or incapacitated” (Pozgar, 2010). Euthanasia is a Greek word meaning “good death” or “easy death” (Pozgar, 2010). As a healthcare worker/provider for many years I have come to have great feelings on passive euthanasia as well as many other healthcare individuals have. We must discuss the fine lines of legal issues as well as ethical issues. Is there a right or a wrong, when it comes to the end of life for an individual? Who really needs to understand anyone’s wishes and fulfill them? There are strong feelings involved in these issues by many individuals of different walks life. Euthanasia is a dilemma worldwide with many different opinions and feelings from all walks of life. In some cases if it were used some individuals would die a dignified death. That I believe would...
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