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  • A Practical, Ethical Critique of Hydraulic Fracturing and the Shale Gas Extraction Process

    Creator:
    Bullock, Claude George, III
    Abstract:
    This thesis analyzes the emerging technology of hydraulic fracturing and shale gas extraction process through a pluralistic philosophical approach. Rather than defending traditional values in nature, such as intrinsic value, I defend a metaphilosophical pragmatism centered on policy implications. I argue that different philosophical positions will, most of the time,...
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    Masters Thesis
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    . Ethical Critique of Hydraulic Fracturine and the Shale Gas Extraction Process. Abstract approved Allen

  • 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 cage has two sides : an ethical perspective of prison abolition

    Creator:
    Lenn, Christopher
    Abstract:
    Current calls for prison abolition have been met with major public resistance. It is time for movements for prison abolition to engage with these questions: How have contemporary people of the United States come to accept mass incarceration and the prison industrial complex, and, what is the impact? Using an...
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    Masters Thesis
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    industrial complex, and, what is the impact? Using an ethical framework informed by Martin Buber’s I-It

  • Attitudes toward surrogate mothering theory and measurement

    Creator:
    Vee, Regina M.
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    Surrogate motherhood is a very complex issue with many groups having vested interests. In order to measure attitudes specific to surrogacy a 20-item Likert Scale with high reliability was developed through item analysis (N=131, Part-whole correlation range 0.749-0.478). Correlation of surrogacy attitudes was subsequently related to six other instruments: AIDS,...
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    Masters Thesis
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    and moral elements which constitute those families". 12 The Catholic Church holds that the

  • 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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    Virtual virtuosos : cyborgs and integrative ethics in the

  • 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,...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    for everyone to stop and apply this ethical theory to everyday moral decisions. III. PARADIGM CASE

  • Content of an ethics course for nondestructive testing and welding inspection personnel

    Creator:
    Park, Gerald H.
    Abstract:
    This research evaluated the ethics competencies which were determined to be important to the curriculum of an ethics course for students studying Nondestructive Testing and Welding Inspection. Data were gathered from samples of American Society of Nondestructive Testing Nationally Certified Level III's (N = 268), American Welding Society Nationally Certified...
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    Dissertation
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    . The identified clusters include: I. Ethical issues and personal integrity (18 competencies), II