Humans and Animals

1. Is it morally preferable to be vegetarian than to eat meat, poultry, and eggs produced in factory farms? Do conditions in those farms impose a moral duty to adopt a vegetarian diet? Why or why not? 2. Are there any reasons why humans' interests should count more than the interests of non-human animals? If so, can we conclude that a human's desire to eat a cheeseburger morally "trumps" a cow's interest in not being slaughtered? Why or why not? 3. "The factory farms are just giving the consumers what they want!" "We are a capitalist society, so of course businesses will try to produce the most meat at the lowest cost possible!" Do these statements support the conclusion that factory f... click for more

Kant and Deontology

Please provide two examples of how this theory intersect with your personal values (two different hypothecial examples). Two good paragraphs should be sufficient. Please do not respond by copying or referring to a website example--instead the answer should be in plain simple terms. Thanks.

The Enron Scandal

Our subject is The Enron Scandal which you can find on the following web page: http://www.scu.edu/ethics/publications/ethicalperspectives/enronlessons.html I need to answer the following question with 400 words: What ethical conflict was brought about in the conflict ?

Ethical Reasoning

Consider the moral ideals presented by the facts, the obligations of the parties to one another and consequences of alternative actions in reaching a determination. In an effort to reduce crime in their city, the citizens of a town in Michigan passed an ordinance that empowered police to impound and sell at auction motor vehicles used in the commission of certain crimes. The proceeds from these sales buy bulletproof vests for patrol officers. One of the crimes covered by the ordinance was solicitation of prostitution. Joe was arrested and convicted of soliciting a prostitute. The car he was driving was impounded. Joe’s wife, who was co-owner of the vehicle, who did not parti... click for more

Ethical Reasoning and Arguments

Can someone help me with setting an ethical argument for the victim’s family and the DA in the following situation? Joe drove the getaway car during a bank robbery in which a teller was killed. Joe was caught and sentenced to 25 years to life under California’s “three strikes” law. Fifteen years into his sentence -- gaunt, wheelchair bound and tethered to an oxygen tank -- he has been diagnosed with a terminal disease and three competent physicians from outside the prison system have certified he has less than 6 months to live. A special meeting of the parole board is called. His family argues a moral ideal -- for his “compassionate release” so he can die at home with his fam... click for more