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Fall 2013
The Non-Identity Problem arises in cases in which an agent causes someone to exist in an undesirable state, and it intuitively seems they have acted wrongly by doing so. It can be difficult to locate the source of this wrongdoing, however, since in these cases there is no way for the agent to...
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Spring 2022
Using an online survey, this research explores public opinion related to ethical concerns and the portrayal of human-like characteristics by Virtual Assistants (VAs), such as Apple's Siri and Amazon's Alexa. This research is centered around two research questions: 1) What ethical concerns, if...
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Augmented reality as a learning resource for Indigenous-settler relations -- Teacher Handbook
Download2019-03-19
McMahon, Rob, Almond, Amanda, Steinhauer, Diana, Steinhauer, Stewart, Janes, Diane P., Whistance-Smith, Greg
As part of an Open Educational Resource (OER), this teacher handbook is intended to work hand-in-hand with the student guidebook to help direct discussions and activities. The We are All Related AR Guide was developed to support a team of Indigenous and settler partners in navigating the process...
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Barriers and Facilitators in the Provision of Quality Palliative Critical Care: Critical Care Nurse's Perspectives
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Intensive care units (ICU) are providing increasing amounts of palliative care. However, a lack of consistency in palliative methods within critical care is reported to create negative end-of-life experiences for patients and their families. Subsequently, there is increasing interest to develop...
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Building the Container of the Room: Ethics, Power, Enacted Values, and Production Dramaturgy
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This written document supports and references Charles (Charlie) Peters’ thesis work, a theatre production of Mary Zimmerman’s The Secret in the Wings presented as part of the 2021 Studio Theatre season on which the author worked as production dramaturg. Peters uses this production as a...
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Canadian Public Perspective of the Canadian Psychological Association's Code of Ethics for Psychologists Principle Ranking
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A professional code of ethics guides professionals in their ethical decision-making, and is also intended to protect the public from harm that may result from the activities of that profession. The Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) created a Code of Ethics for Psychologists with four...
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2018-10-01
SSHRC IG awarded 2019: Human milk is becoming a hot commodity: media reports describe it as "liquid gold" and costing "more than sushi" because of its scarcity and high value (Dutton, 2011). This project will explore emerging practices of human milk exchange. Some mothers donate their milk...
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Spring 2012
This thesis examines the late Muslim theologian Bediuzzaman Said Nursi’s ethics of non-violence. It argues that the non-violent ethics of Bediüzzaman Said Nursi based on the Qur’an might aid in finding solutions to the global problem of religion and violence, particularly as it is experienced in...
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2016
Healthcare professionals are moral agents whose fiduciary relationship with the public is animated by responsibility and the promise to use knowledge and skills to aid those in their care. When their ability to keep this promise is constrained or compromised, moral distress can result. Moral...
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Fall 2010
Are artists autonomous agents? Are they individuals? Engaging with these seemingly commonsensical questions is the objective of this doctoral dissertation. Moreover, my answer to both questions is: no. My objective herein, then, will be to develop the following argument: that because the...