Texas State University

Ingram School of Engineering

ENGR 5101 Spring 2020

Ethics Essay Problem

NAME: TIJANI MOHAMMED

This is a writing assignment. It should be written on one side of a sheet of paper this size

in 12-point Times double-spaced, and not exceed two pages. Staple your essay to this

sheet and turn it in with your name filled in above.

In the essay you should:

1. Give brief (one sentence if possible) answers to the following four "worldview

questions": (1) What counts as reality? (2) What is the good life? (3) What are

characteristics of a truly good person? (4) How does one become a truly good person?

2. Briefly describe an ethical issue or question that is of current interest. You may cite

one (1) URL, blog post, article reference, etc. in doing so. It need not be related to

engineering.

3. Describe your personal position on the issue you described and show how your ethical

position is related to your worldview as expressed in answers to the four questions above.

Write this as though the evaluation will NOT be based on your worldview, but how well

you show how your ethical position is related to your worldview, in terms of logical

arguments.

1. Give brief (one sentence if possible) answers to the following four "worldview

questions":
  What counts as reality?

Reality is something an individual can consider to be true or false.

 What is the good life?

Good life is when an individual is healthy and well and is able to afford basic

human needs.

 What are characteristics of a truly good person?

A truly good person is an individual who is kind, loving, open-minded, follows

and obeys rules and regulations and considers other’s feelings.

 How does one become a truly good person?

One becomes a truly good person by being honest to themselves, able to forgive

others and being generous.

2. Briefly describe an ethical issue or question that is of current interest. You may

cite one (1) URL, blog post, article reference, etc. in doing so. It need not be

related to engineering.

The recent global outbreak of the Coronavirus put a renewed emphasis on the right of

healthcare providers to protect themselves from communicable diseases, whether by

direct or indirect contact with an infected patient. Ethical and legal questions arise

when a patient’s health history is not provided to the medical staff.

https://online.uttyler.edu/articles/ethical-issues-in-healthcare.aspx

3. Describe your personal position on the issue you described and show how your

ethical position is related to your worldview as expressed in answers to the four

questions above.
In my opinion, a patient’s health history should not be a conversation starter when it

comes to human lives. Healthcare providers must accommodate patient’s no matter their

health/medical history. Healthcare should be a basic human need. Every person should be

able to afford to visit a doctor for medical advice or surgery when in distress. I

understand this may come at a cost to healthcare providers or the federal government, but

it is necessity human right