Ethics In Action

Peggy Connolly, EdD, chair, Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl national case-writing committeeDavid R. Keller, PhD, Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Center for the Study of Ethics, Utah Valley University Martin G. Leever, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, MI Becky Cox-White, PhD, Professor, Department of Philosophy, and Fellow, Center for Applied and Professional Ethics, California State University, Chico, Chico, CA

""An admirable feature is that most cases are entirely real, with facts backed up by copious." (The Philosopher, Autumn 2010) "For those tired of the usual text in moral or social problems, Ethics in Action offers a welcome vacation. While most of the topics are familiar (the environment, social relations, biomedical ethics, and so on), most of the cases in those sections are not. All the cases are interesting in themselves. No trolley problems here!"- Michael Davis, Illinois Institute of Technology"This well-written book admirably shows how case-driven moral reasoning is a complex, sophisticated process, one grounded in a rational framework. Readers will learn much from the authors' approach and be deeply challenged by the cases."- Christopher Meyers, Kegley Institute of Ethics"This book provides an invaluable resource for classroom discussion. It is rich with examples that will draw students into a deeper exploration of theory. A must-have for anyone serious about teaching ethics."- Aine Donovan, Dartmouth College

• About the Authors xiForeword by Robert F. Ladenson xiiiPreface xvAcknowledgments xviiIntroduction 1Peggy ConnollyPart I Ethical Reasoning 91 A Brief Overview of Basic Ethical Theory 11David R. Keller2 A Framework for Moral Reasoning 50Eric H. GampelPart II Cases and Commentaries 793 The Eye of the Beholder: Ethical Issues in the Arts 81Case One: Monumental Controversies – The FDR Memorial 82Case Two: Fire Sale – Destroying Privately Owned Works of Art 100Case Three: What Price Immortality? – The Body Worlds Exhibition 112Case Four: Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers? – Returning Antiquities to Their Countries of Origin 120Case Five: Faux Paws – The Genetically Engineered Bunny 1304 Green Achers: Ethical Issues and the Environment 132Case Six: All Used Up and Nowhere to Glow – Goshute Nuclear Waste Siting and Native American Sovereignty 133Case Seven: Not in My Back Yard – Environmental Injustice and “Cancer Alley” 148Case Eight: The Boiled Frog – Global Warming, US Interests, and Vulnerable Nations 164Case Nine: A Gorilla on the Grill is Worth Two in the Bush – Wild Meat, Malnutrition, and Biological Conservation 179Case Ten: Future Farmers – The Ecology, Economics, and Ethics of Genetically Modified Rice 186Case Eleven: Till Rivers Run Dry – Mexican-American Water Politics 1945 Plays Well With Others? Ethical Issues in Intra-social Conflicts 199Case Twelve: Am I My Brother’s Keeper? – What Are Friends For? 200Case Thirteen: Give Us Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Healthcare Professionals – Recruiting Nurses from Developing Nations 209Case Fourteen: Deadly Secrets – Releasing Confidential Medical Records to Law-Enforcement Officers 225Case Fifteen: Perish the Thought! – Academic Affairs and “Community Values” 235Case Sixteen: The Sound and the Fury – Noises and Neighbors 245Case Seventeen: Shoot to Thrill – Gun Schools in the United States 2506 Healthy, Wealthy and Whys: Ethical Issues in Healthcare 254Case Eighteen: Whose Life Is It Anyway? – Collisions between Personal Conscience and Professional Obligations 255Case Nineteen: Congratulations! Did You Have a Boy or a Girl? – Surgical Interventions on Infants with Disorders of Sex Development 270Case Twenty: The Heart of the Matter – Who Decides When the Patient is Dead? 292Case Twenty-one: Lip Service – Cosmetic Use of Cadaver Tissue 302Case Twenty-two: Drug of Choice – Patients’ Access to Experimental Drugs 309Case Twenty-three: A Fevered Hand on a Cooling Brow – The Nurse’s Role in Aid-in-dying 3127 Business as Usual: Ethical Issues in the Marketplace 321Case Twenty-four: Sale of a Lifetime – Ovum “Donation” 322Case Twenty-five: Only God Can Make a Tree – Patenting Indigenous Plants 350Case Twenty-six: Body Shop – International Trafficking in Human Organs 374Case Twenty-seven: Straits of Strife – Japanese Whaling, Cultural Relativism, and International Politics 391Case Twenty-eight: Big Pharma Wants You – Direct-to-consumer Advertising 399Case Twenty-nine: This Gun’s For Hire – ExxonMobil and the Indonesian Military 4058 Freedom From or Freedom To? Ethical Issues in Government 410Case Thirty: Battle Scars – Suing the Government for Medical Malpractice 411Case Thirty-one: Does the Past Mean Never Having to Say We’re Sorry? – Reparations and Apologies 429Case Thirty-two: Words Fail – Institutional Responses to Creative Violence 434Case Thirty-three: The Idealism of Youth – Civil Disobedience and the BYU Honor Code 442Case Thirty-four: Britannia Waives the Rules – Collecting DNA on Arrestees 449Case Thirty-five: Land of the Free – The Gun Ban at the University of Utah 4569 School Days, School Daze: Ethical Issues in Education 463Case Thirty-six: Sheepskin or Fleece? – Plagiarism in University Classrooms 464Case Thirty-seven: Fire Up the Coffee Pot! Break Out the Ritalin! – Performance-enhancing Drugs in Academia 481Case Thirty-eight: When an A is Not an A – Grade Inflation in Universities 491Case Thirty-nine: Readin’, Writin’, and Rx-in’ – School Kids with Medical Needs 494Case Forty: Promises, Promises – Selling Genetic Material for Institutional Gain 496Part III The Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl 50310 History of the Ethics Bowl 50511 National Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl Competition 507Preparation 50712 Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl (IEB) Rules 510Regional Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl Rules 510National Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl Championship Rules (2008) 513