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  • The Canine Connection: an anthropologically grounded philosophical perspective on caring for dogs

    Creator:
    Baggot, Siobhan M.
    Abstract:
    Most philosophical discussions of moral consideration for animals focus on animals as a single category, neglecting to differentiate them by type or role (such as wild, domestic, laboratory, or companion). Moreover, the importance of the individual animal in terms of relationship to humans is de-emphasised. Animals should not be discussed...
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    Masters Thesis
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    the foundation for the claim that dogs have relational value and thus persons have the moral

  • Refusing to Hate Women: Essays on Feminism and Love

    Creator:
    Marcus, Francesca
    Abstract:
    This work is an inquiry into misogyny and patriarchy in order to move towards women's liberation. The role of misogyny is questioned through a collection of personal essays that illustrate the interconnectedness of women's experiences and feminist theory. The author's experiences with gender construction, cultural ideas of beauty, and sexuality...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis

  • Saving Eden Creek : a play about people and forests

    Creator:
    Creighton, Janean H., Simon-Brown, Viviane, Sulzmann, John, and Oregon State University. Extension Service
    Abstract:
    This play is designed to explore what we value about forests. Target audiences are adults and high-school youth; can be adapted for children. Consists of two ready-to-print PDF documents: a 40-page script with 11 scenes and suggestions for staging and costuming; and a theater program that also serves as a...
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    Other

  • The sociology of public policy at work : moral and economic arguments in public policy discourse

    Creator:
    Nelson, Jessica
    Abstract:
    In a democratic system, or a system of rule by the people, economic arguments are not sufficient for the creation of public policy. There are many important values that should influence our public policy decisions including: human dignity, justice, trust and authority. Public policy is not only a matter of...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project

  • Virtual virtuosos : cyborgs and integrative ethics in the intimate machine

    Creator:
    Clemenhagen, Ronda L.
    Abstract:
    Standard accounts of women's relationship with technology stress women's need to overcome anxiety to achieve competence with computers. Recent studies provide evidence that this woman-anxiety-technology connection is an oversimplification of the relationship between women and computers. New literature also suggests that making computers more appealing will help girls overcome computational...
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    Masters Thesis
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    American citizens to question more than just the uses and the economic and environmental effects of new

  • Morality of biometrics

    Creator:
    Tao, Dany
    Abstract:
    "‘Biometrics is at the forefront in our agenda for homeland security,’ declared Asa Hutchinson, the Department of Homeland Security's undersecretary for border and transportation security, at the 2004 Biometric Consortium Conference” [11]. Flashy retinal scanning and voice activated computers were once considered technologies for science fiction movies and novels. Nowadays,...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    for everyone to stop and apply this ethical theory to everyday moral decisions. III. PARADIGM CASE

  • The pen as mighty as the microscope : ethical issues in science and medical journalism

    Creator:
    Moser, Jennifer C.
    Abstract:
    Science is difficult for even its researchers to understand. Science journalists must understand scientific discoveries well enough to write clear, accurate explanations of scientific discoveries for laypeople. A sense of ethical judgment will help journalists ensure that their accounts are reliable and appropriate. Responsible science journalists will maintain a working...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis

  • Creating and sustaining a whole community in hierarchical institutions

    Creator:
    Matheis, Christian G.
    Abstract:
    In this thesis, I examine some of the relationships between hierarchy and community that exist in institutions. Within institutions, individuals are separated from one another and organized hierarchically based on arbitrary inequalities. In general, I discusses inequalities based on race, class, gender, sexual orientation, age, ability, etc. Institutions organized based...
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    Masters Thesis
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    of generations of numbed ethical imaginations and moral laziness. The process of bringing about the

  • Water over stones : Oregon watershed stories

    Creator:
    Oberst, Gail D.
    Abstract:
    The 13 personal essays in Water over Stones: Oregon Watershed Stories explore the author's experiences in dozens of Oregon watersheds. Using the genre of the personal essay, the author, a fifth-generation Oregonian and amateur ecologist, writes about her life and family relationships in stories that are saturated with the waters...
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    Masters Thesis
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    biology and watershed health, an employee since 1974 of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in

  • American ideology and the atomic bomb

    Creator:
    Swartz, Scott E.
    Abstract:
    On August 6, 1945 the United States of America dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later another atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Nagasaki, Japan. The events that led up to the United States' decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japanese...
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    Masters Thesis
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    centered the article on themes such as American dominance, leadership, and moral and intellectual