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Armoede in 'n postmodernistiese Afrika
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis looks at poverty in the Third World and tries per implication to understand how the economy functions. Finally it suggests solutions for the poverty problem. The first chapter looks at the ... -
Corporate governance in public-private partnerships : a public sector management perspective
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2006-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This assignment deals with the relevance of Public-Private Partnerships in the South African context and particularly the role it can play in realising the developmental goals of the economic policy. The ... -
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 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 ... -
Human dignity : a right or a responsibility?
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: While most people acknowledge the dignity of fellow humans, atrocities that deny the dignity of people are rampant in our world. The ongoing ignorance and aberrations of the dignity of human beings in ... -
The impact of materialistic monism and suffering on medical students :a critique of the biomedical and biopsychosocial model of medical schools
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2007-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: On entry to medical school, students are confronted with a worldview that can be typified as materialistic monism. The student progressively becomes a materialistic monist, not only because of the teaching, ... -
The justfiable limitations of patient autonomy in contemporary South African medical practice
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-12)ABSTRACT: The European Enlightenment secured man’s freedom from doctrinal thought. Scientific progress and technological innovation flourished in the 18th Century, radically changing the lives of all. Man’s mastery ... -
Die kompleksiteit van menswees in geneeskunde : 'n krities-filosofiese ondersoek
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The dehumanising of human beings which often underpins western medicine lead to this study. Moreover a predominant mechanistic and reductionist view of a human being necessitated a philosophical investigation ... -
Lewenskwaliteit in biomediese konteks : filosofies-etiese ondersoek
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Every individual has a mental image of what a ‘good’ life entails. Whether this idea of a good life is based on hedonist, preference satisfaction or ideal theories, or a combination of these theories, ... -
The meaning of work : an ethical perspective
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The central idea developed in this thesis is that meaningful work provides the normative standard of what work should be for all human beings, based on the normative idea that being human entails a ... -
The morality and ethics of hunting : towards common ground
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 1999-12)The hunters and anti-hunting have been arguing for years over whether or not trophy hunting should be allowed. While attempts have been made to resolve the issue, no widely acceptable solution has yet been found. Hunters ... -
A morally justified policy for assisted euthanasia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study was undertaken to evaluate whether a mentally competent mature human being, who is suffering an intolerable, irremediable existence resulting from an incurable agonising or devastating ... -
Our complex world : understanding it, living in it, sustaining it
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: We live in a complex world. We have questions and face problems that defy conventional reductionist approaches to finding answers and solutions. This is because we find ourselves dealing with complex ... -
Outonomie versus sorg in die behandeling van alkohol-afhanklikheid : etiese perspektiewe
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The community of the Western Cape carries the burden of the serious consequences of alcohol addiction. Alcohol abuse is very common and the consequences range from severe to devastating, not just for ... -
Poverty and the role of business
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2008-03)As poverty continues to impact billions of people across the world – to the extent that millions die daily simply because they are too poor to live – there is a pressing ethical question to ask: Who, if anyone, should be ... -
Power in the physician-patient relationship
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This paper examines aspects of power within the physicianpatient relationship. The historical development of the physician-patient relationship is briefly reviewed and some of the complexities of the ... -
Should we save nature while people go hungry? : an analysis of nature preservation and poverty within the South African context
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South Africa is a land of stunning beauty and scenic wonder, with contrasts ranging from arid semi-desert areas to lush green forests; from flat plains to towering mountains. Socially and economically ...
