Sources of ethics cases
Teachers can find ethics cases in newspapers, books, ethics journals, or on
the Internet. Ethics journals include: Journal of Medical Ethics, Bioethics,
Journal of Applied Philosophy, Journal of Business Ethics, Kennedy Institute
of Ethics Journal, and Criminal Justice Ethics. A useful website containing a
wide range of cases can be found at:
http:l/ethics.sandieg9.edu/resources/cases/HomeOverview.asp. And many
national newspapers have on-line searchable archives allowing the teacher
to retrieve articles that could be used to supplement a discussion. The case
of the Siamese twins in England in 2000, for instance, in which surgery was
needed to save one twin at the cost of the other has been extensively
documented. See, for example, articles by Gillon (2_001) and English et al
(2001). Ethical issues can be found in all kinds of fields, including personal]
social, military, academics, and business fields. Students can also be
encouraged to bring their own cases to be discussed in class.