Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Areas of Interest
Applied Ethics
Normative Ethics
  • Can Speech Act Philosophy Solve the Fact/Value Problem?
    Dissertation, University of Oregon. 1986.
    The topic of this dissertation is the fact/value problem, and the solutions offered by John Austin and John Searle. Crucial to the problem is a metaphysical picture which suggests that people somehow add value to the facts, and that the facts are value-free apart from those people. The fact/value problem arises from this picture when we try to explain or justify the particular value that someone adds to a fact. We are inclined to appeal to the fact itself, but merely mentioning the fact doesn't …Read more
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    Human Rights
    Journal of Philosophical Research 30 (9999): 297-307. 2005.
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    The Universal Drug Testing of Employees
    Business and Professional Ethics Journal 14 (3): 43-59. 1995.
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    This is a brief, accessible, affordable supplement for any applied ethics course. The text covers eight ethical theories, with each chapter focusing on a key ethical insight that helps establish moral guidelines to solve ethical problems.
  • The DC-10 Case
    with John H. Fielder
    Journal of Business Ethics 12 (6): 432-448. 1993.
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    Moral responsibility for harm caused by computer system failures
    Ethics and Information Technology 6 (4): 233-245. 2004.
    When software is written and then utilized in complex computer systems, problems often occur. Sometimes these problems cause a system to malfunction, and in some instances such malfunctions cause harm. Should any of the persons involved in creating the software be blamed and punished when a computer system failure leads to persons being harmed? In order to decide whether such blame and punishment are appropriate, we need to first consider if the people are “morally responsible”. Should any of th…Read more
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    Gordon Graham, the internet: A philosophical inquiry (review)
    Ethics and Information Technology 4 (4): 325-328. 2002.
  • The Failure of Friedman's Agency Argument'
    Contemporary Issues in Business Ethics, 2nd Edition (Wadsworth Publishing Co., Belmont, Ca). forthcoming.
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    Working with Wittgenstein's Builders
    with Jon Dorbolo
    Philosophical Investigations 13 (4): 338-349. 1990.
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    Human Rights
    Journal of Philosophical Research 30 (9999): 297-307. 2005.
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    The Ford Pinto Case: A Study in Applied Ethics, Business, and Technology (edited book)
    with John H. Fielder
    State University of New York Press. 1994.
    This book brings together the basic documents needed for reaching an informed judgment on the central ethical question in the Pinto case: did Ford Motor Company act ethically in designing the Pinto fuel system and in deciding not to upgrade the integrity of that system until 1978? The five parts of this book cover the case, cost-benefit analysis, whistle blowing, product liability, and government regulations
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    The Dc-10 Case: A Study in Applied Ethics, Technology, and Society (edited book)
    with John Fielder
    State University of New York Press. 1992.
    An introduction to ethical analysis and discussions of the ethical responsibilities involved are also provided. Paper edition (unseen), $12.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR