For this option to be considered‚ I must consider whether if Esther is of sound mind. To do this‚ I can look to the work of Ronald Dworkin. Dworkin‚ a philosopher‚ questioned essential the same problem: can a person who is longer of sound mind provide consent? Per Dworkin‚ the patient can. How? In the chapter‚ “Life Past Reason‚” of his book‚ Life’s Dominion‚ he posits that one can respect the patient’s autonomy by referring to the patient’s precedent
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Feinberg’s argument ignores important moral considerations and moral legalism is sometimes justifiable. Before I proceed‚ some relevant background knowledge is necessary. In his argument‚ “Devlin Was Right: Law and the Enforcement of Morality‚” Dworkin sums up Feinberg’s argument in “The Nature and Value of Rights” as: “Given the importance of personal liberty‚ if we are unable to justify a restriction of liberty by pointing to someone who can complain‚ we cannot restrict liberty.” For Feinberg
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to the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (2010)‚ medication errors are among the most common medical errors‚ harming at least 1.5 million people every year. Someone who has experience working with medications and the errors of them would be Laurie Dworkin. Laurie is one of the pharmacists at The Medical Center of Plano and she graciously allowed me to interview her on the topic of medication errors. We first discussed the hospitals current policy for reporting medication errors. Following this I
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Commercial Surrogacy Commercial surrogacy is a process where a couple or an individual pays a fee to a woman for carrying and giving birth to a baby. At birth‚ the child is handed to the couple or individual‚ either privately or through legal adoption process. Infertile couples‚ samesex couples‚ or singles who wish to become parents‚ are the usual patrons for commercial surrogacy. Ethical and Moral Issues There are many moral and ethical issues surrounding commercial surrogacy. Some of
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One of the most important characteristics of the Baroque era is the major breakthroughs in the sciences and mathematics. This inevitably happened with humans trusting and expanding the power of reason. The major breakthroughs during this time led to what is known as the Scientific Revolution that changed people’s minds about the universe. One of the fundamental principles during this era was the Empirical Method‚ also known as inductive reasoning/method. Francis Bacon described this method as one
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Pornography: Production & Consumption What is the difference between an action and a porn movie? They are both something you can rent‚ buy ‚ watch ‚ they both come in the same video formats. Thus the key difference that deferentiates pornography is its content – sex. Sex is something that is absolutely normal ‚ and actually is the main drive behind the human evolution. Human beings are aware that except for reproduction‚ sex is also something that brings pleasure and is one of the basic human
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today. Three influential philosophers‚ John Stuart Mills‚ Gerald Dworkin and Devlin have brought great insight into the proper aims of law. John Mills presented the argument that “acts that directly diminish another’s well being… failure to perform identifiable obligations one may have to others… [and] failure to perform one’s share of what is required for a decent common life in society” (Murphy‚ 2007‚ pp. 83‚ 84). Gerald Dworkin proposed “legal restriction… to protect or promote the subject’s good”
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promotion because of their age. “The age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) prohibits employers of 20 or more people from refusing to hire‚ paying less to‚ discharging‚ or otherwise discriminating‚ against employees because of their age” (Barnes‚ Dworkin‚ Richards‚ 2003‚ p 374). There are only 16 employees in the age range of 50-59 and 5 employees in the 60 and over category. There are also only 27 employees in the age range of 18-29 with none of these employees being executives. The other categories
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Jonathan (November 1995). Nadine Strossen: Pornography Must Be Tolerated 1 (11). Tucker‚ Scott (1991). "Gender‚ Fucking‚ and Utopia: An Essay in Response to John Stoltenberg ’s Refusing to Be a Man". Social Text (27): 3–34. Critique of Stoltenberg and Dworkin ’s positions on pornography and power. Opposition Assiter‚ Alison (1989). Pornography‚ feminism‚ and the individual Carse‚ A.‚ 1995‚ "Pornography: An Uncivil Liberty?"‚ Hypatia10(1): 155-182. An argument for approaches to end harm to women caused
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INTRODUCTION There has been debate over the Rule of Law suggesting a separation between the rules by law and rules made by mere power of a ruler. In the days of Aristotle and Plato‚ there was a clear distinction between rules and rule by mere power. These distinctions will be discussed below‚ detailing the benefits and defects of both types of rules. More recently‚ the Rule of Law encompasses both rules (mainly Statutes) and judiciary-made rules. Statutes are necessary to limit judges’ ultra vires
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