• The famous philosopher René Descartes advocated the vivisection of animals (dissection while the animal is alive) and practiced it himself.  He [...]

  Descartes and animal suffering

  January 11, 2011
• Doctor D operates an organ transplant shop.  Four of his current patients require a heart, kidney, lung, and stomach, which cannot be obtained [...]

  Murder for organs

  January 8, 2011
• Zjamel’s boyfriend Bernard seems to be spending more time with Ethel than with her.  Finally, Zjamel asks the question: “Are you [...]

  Lying about an affair

  January 7, 2011
• You buy a computer online, selecting an option to pay by mailing a check.  However, you forget to send the check.  When the computer arrives, [...]

  The internet bargain

  January 4, 2011

• The Stanford Prison Experiment, conducted in 1971 by psychologist Philip Zimbardo, placed college students in make-believe roles of prisoner and [...]

  Stanford Prison Experiment

  January 3, 2011
• The battleship Northern Spirit is torpedoed, and its crew launch the few lifeboats that remained undamaged.  The captain is aboard of the  [...]

  Lifeboat ethics

  January 2, 2011