In practice when we are faced with an ethical dilemma, we seldom think it through from first principles. We usually draw on existing experience and past judgments. Making a sound ethical judgment is ...

Shy-Drager syndrome, one type of multisystem atrophy, is considered a Parkinson's-plus syndrome. Survival time is less than a decade from the onset of symptoms, and patients usually become physically ...

Meira L. Levinson is the founder of EdEthics, an initiative that aims to develop a global field of educational ethics by creating case studies and professional development programs. By Maeve T.

The Markkula Center for Applied Ethics has introduced a new set of case studies that explore challenging mental and behavioral health situations. These scenarios address topics such as patient ...

These case studies are designed to be used as part of ethics education in chemistry. The case studies were written for use in workshops or classrooms where each scenario can be read by the ...

Whenever an ethical dilemma requires ethics committee involvement, there are many sides to the story. In this case, the patient, the physician, and the nurse brought their opinions to the ethics team.

The story of Occidental Engineering, which is fictional but hardly implausible, illustrates several important points about ethics. First of all, ethics is normative. That is, it involves making ...