Article history: Received: 18-06-2015 Revised: 24-09-2015 Accepted: 11-11-2015

The main aim of this paper was to examine and analyze the ethical and moral issues in the healthcare systems in Kenya, with special emphasis being given to physician performance, nursing care and professionalism. The research was carried out in 8 (eight) provinces of Kenya, due to their cultural similarity and findings established. Research questionnaires were prepared and hand delivered to top...

Dr. Seed’s quote concerning the cloning of human beings seems to give the unnerving impression that he believes man’s relationship with God involves developing a human divinity as we “become one with Him.” Has Dr. Seed bitten from the same forbidden fruit consumed by Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden and accepted the lie from Satan that, “You will not surely die...For God knows that when you e...

Global poverty is one of the most pressing issues of our time, yet many ethical theories are reluctant to take positive action towards the poor seriously. I contrast this with the strong demands of Utilitarianism, Peter Singer’s Principle of Sacrifice, and of some parts of Christian Ethics. I will demonstrate that, far from being too demanding, this is something that these theories get right, a...

Ever since it emerged on a widespread basis in the 1990s, electronic performance monitoring of employees has received significant scrutiny in the literature. Call centers have been the focus of many of these studies. This particular study addresses the issue of electronic performance monitoring in call centers from an ethical perspective. The following ethical dilemma is offered: "Is it ethical...

This paper uses the case of solo doctors to explore whether working in relative isolation from one's peers may be detrimental to ethical decision-making. Drawing upon the relevance of communication and interaction for ethical decision-making in the ethical theories of Habermas, Mead and Gadamer, it is argued that doctors benefit from ethical discussion with their peers and that solo practice ma...

This paper briefly presents some of the main theories of ethics and then illustrates their application to a case study of the application of new technology in the form of genetically modified organisms. The case study illustrates the differences between the different ethical theories and the need for a more wide ranging 'multicriteria' theory of ethics. Copyright © 2002 IFAC

The objectives of the tutorial are to provide kknowledge of basic ethical, psychological and organizational theories that are relevant to consider ethical aspects during design and use of IT systems; knowledge and skills about handling and solving ethical problems in connection with design and use of ITsystems; and skills in using questionnaires, surveys, interviews and the like in connection w...

The paper examines the education and training of adults in ethics. It applies to courses at universities and colleges as well as in the work place. The paper explores the evidence on our ability to strengthen moral behaviour through courses on ethics, finds it to be weak, so starts with the assumption that we cannot teach people to be ethical. The paper asks therefore what the objectives of a c...

BACKGROUND Although adaptation and proper biological functioning require developmental programming, pollutant interference can cause developmental toxicity or DT. OBJECTIVES This commentary assesses whether it is ethical for citizens/physicians/scientists to allow avoidable DT. METHODS Using conceptual, economic, ethical, and logical analysis, the commentary assesses what major ethical theo...