Browsing Masters Degrees (Philosophy) by Title
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The effect of incentive based directors' remuneration on ethical decision making in organisations
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The historical development of the role of directors in public listed companies contains inherent tensions by reference to the fiduciary responsibility of directors and the method in which directors are ... -
The effectiveness of the referral system in primary health care in the West Rand region : a normative-ethical study with special emphasis on traditional healers
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this research is to identify the various levels of health care units, their relationships and the problems hindering an effective referral system. To achieve this goal, use is made of a case ... -
Emmanuel Levinas on ethics as the first truth
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006-03)A brief introduction to the ethical philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas Emmanuel Levinas’ ethics is based on the Other/other. He argues that we are in an asymmetrical relationship with our neighbour that pre-destines us with ... -
The environmental implications of the ethical tenets of policies
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1999-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The study on the environmental implications of the ethical tenets of policies investigated the research thesis that it is essential to reveal the ethical dimensions of policies in order to adequately appraise ... -
An ethical analysis of the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The recent phenomenon of Ebola Viral Disease’s (EVD) rapid spread and difficulty in containment in the West Africa countries of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone during 2014 drew the attention of the ... -
Ethical aspects of genetic information about hereditary cancer syndromes
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The practice of medicine is constantly changing as technology enables us to redefine our understanding of the pathophysiological basis of disease. These new medical techniques and technologies often raise ... -
Ethical aspects of traditional male circumcision among certain ethnic groups in South Africa : the grounds for change and societal intervention
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Traditional male circumcision (TMC) is non-therapeutic ritual removal of the penile foreskin of a male person undertaken as part of a rite of passage from childhood into adulthood and manhood. The ... -
Ethical considerations in the prevention of childhood obesity
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Childhood obesity is a global pandemic, the prevention of which is a public health priority. The aim of this thesis is to explore the ethical issues that arise when designing, implementing and assessing ... -
Ethical considerations surrounding Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) in South Africa as an intervention for HIV prevention
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In efforts to combat the global HIV/AIDS pandemic, the WHO/UNAIDS published the Joint Strategic Action Framework to Accelerate the Scale-up of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention in ... -
Ethical dilemmas in Gaucher disease
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Gaucher disease (GD) is a rare and chronic, genetic disorder which presents immensely challenging ethical dilemmas for patients and families. Important is the high-cost, high-benefit, but low volume ... -
Ethical dilemmas of circumcision school with reference to the Venda
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Morbidity and mortality are national problems that affect a vast number of children and young adults each year in Circumcision Schools. The number of children who either get sick or die of traditional ... -
Ethical issues in pre-eclampsia : hurry up and wait
(2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Pre-eclampsia is a common and dangerous condition of pregnancy. During clinical care the sensitive obstetrician will frequently recognise moral ambiguity and ethical conflicts. It is important to understand ... -
Ethical perspectives on surveillance and preventive strategies for HIV/AIDS in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2000-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: It is a well-known fact that the sub-Saharan Africa is a continent most affected by HIV/AIDS. The HIV/AIDS pandemic has in other words become our disease. For many of us, this fact may be difficult to ... -
Ethics and whistle blowing : an investigation of the moral justification and framework for the practice of whistle blowing
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This research project examines the concept and practice of whistle blowing with the aim of answering the fundamental question: when is whistle blowing morally justified or unjustified? While the different ... -
Ethics education in a problem-based medical curriculum
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2005-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The complex ethical dilemmas created by advanced technological medicine and problematic doctor-patient relationships have lead to an increasing interest in medical ethics education since the 1980's. The ... -
The ethics of stimulant use in healthy students
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The quest for enhancement has been part of human culture for thousands of years. Progress in scientific developments and especially in the field of medical science has allowed for previously unthinkable ... -
Etiese perspektiewe op die gebruik van embrionale weefsel vir terapeutiese doeleindes
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The progress that has been made over the last decade in the field of medical technology, has made it possible to treat medical conditions today, that was considered incurable before. In the medical ... -
Evidence, truth, reality and power: A Foucauldian analysis of the ethics of testing and using novel medical devices
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: From the onset of time, human beings have used substances in all forms and shapes to promote health. Prior to the nineteenth century, traditional folk medicine, religious ceremonies, magical practices, ... -
Evil, morality and modernity
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis takes Zygmunt Bauman’s book Modernity and the Holocaust as a point of departure in an attempt to show that genocides of the twentieth century are by-products of modernity, and not aberrations, ... -
The exploitation of the labour of love
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: This thesis seeks to establish the wrongfulness of an unequal division of nurturing work between members of heterosexual couples. Nurturing work is the overlapping constellation of housework, care, and ...
