... side effects on animals have provoked extreme reactions in humans (Carlson 75). Though this is true in some cases, the majority of the tests conducted give scientists and researcher a better idea of what they are dealing with. In addition, activists also point out the huge sums of ... at least forty percent of its grants currently have animal components (Carlson 82). Nevertheless, it would cost the government a lot more if the tests were conducted on people instead of animals. In response, activists suggested using prison volunteers in non-therapeutic research. The problem with this is ....

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... , the electrical engineer that designed the defective computer chip could act in good faith that it would be tested to ensure that it did indeed meet the required government endurance tests. Also, for the employees that handled the part after the testing process, they were dealing with what they believed to be a component that met every governmental standard. If it was ... cause the loss of life in either a domestic or foreign military setting. Perhaps the repercussions would have come faster much more stringent. The fact that National Semiconductor did not cause a death does not make th...

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... , the electrical engineer that designed the defective computer chip could act in good faith that it would be tested to ensure that it did indeed meet the required government endurance tests. Also, for the employees that handled the part after the testing process, they were dealing with what they believed to be a component that met every governmental standard. If it was ... cause the loss of life in either a domestic or foreign military setting. Perhaps the repercussions would have come faster much more stringent. The fact that National Semiconductor did not cause a death does not make th...

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... pulling the lever and chose not to take it. Therefore, you could ask yourself; "Would you rather be "responsible" for the death of the one person or five people?" Utilitarianism provides what could considered an ethically logical solution to this complicated situation, highlighting reasoning instead of emotion ... him to save the five workers. What should you do? According to utilitarianism, one should deliberately push the fat man off the bridge to his death, to save the five workers, for it is the option with the greatest utility – it brings the greatest amount of happiness to the g...

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... , Plato aims to censor all immoral poetry containing vice of any kind, "false stories" with bad representations of gods or heroes that discourages courage by heightening the guardian's fear of death, encourages extreme laughter, inspires lying by anyone other than rulers, discourages moderation, and teaches that injustice is profitable. Literature that contains honesty, loyalty, moderation of desires, self-control, and that ... practical experience; it will also serve as a test of their ability to abstain from the temptations of wealth, greed, and corruptions. Finally, at age fifty those...

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