This essay will be based around the ethical perspectives of euthanasia. ... In this essay I will firstly be defining what euthanasia is and how it differentiates from other terms, such as assisted suicide and murder. ... I will briefly explain the types of euthanasia however to present arguments in detail from two ethical perspectives this essay's discussion will be focusing on voluntary euthanasia. ... This would decrease the trust in medical professionals whose job it is to cure people and take them out of distress and people would start to give up on themselves before it is necess...

• Word Count: 1960
• Approx Pages: 8
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The recent inspiration for environmental ethics was the first Earth Day in 1970 when environmentalists started urging leaders of environmental groups to do something about environmental ethics. ... However, it was an essay in Aldo Leopold's A Sand County Almanac, "The Land Ethic," in which Leopold explicitly claimed that the roots of the ecological crisis were philosophical (Davis 73). ... The Sierra Club also helps by providing information to the communities on local and global environmental problems. ... The Earth is everyone's home and if we want to live on a clean f...

• Word Count: 1423
• Approx Pages: 6
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Introduction Bernard Lawrence Madoff is a capitalizing mastermind. In 1960 he started Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, a wealth management business, with 5,000 dollars he saved while working as a lifeguard. Through what was perceived as elaborate business tactics and a keen ability for bourg...

• Word Count: 2330
• Approx Pages: 9
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

For the duration of this essay, "egoism" and "ethical egoism" will refer to the above definition, and "altruism" will refer to the opinion that one should always act in a way that will benefit others. ... So it seems to me that in order for any person to truly benefit from altruism, he must either (a) make his desires known, in detail, to those who seek to help him, or (b) help himself. ... Since I"m not going to worry about you, you"d better start worrying about yourself." ... Maybe you"ll have to help me pay my mortgage instead of buying a new stereo or car. ... Perhaps it would have been ...

• Word Count: 2351
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School