Robert Louis Stevenson's famous, dark, haunting and terrific short novel, "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" was first published in 1886 and is still absorbing, relevant and deeply disturbing in this twenty- first century. Stevenson explores not only the theme of duality, ...

The Code of Hammurabi Hammurabi, king of Babylonia from 1795-1750 BC, is the earliest recorded example of a ruler or king that gave his people a written "entire body of laws arranged in orderly groups" (Horne 1). He did this so that all people under his control would know what he ...

Abortion Abortion is one of the most controversial issues. In America, two groups are seriously debating this issue; pro-choice and pro-life. While pro-choice saying that abortion is the individual choice of free will to do what they think is right, pro-life objects are morally wrong and are also a...

The issue of torture is a rising and very debatable topic in the government and the American public's eyes. The authors Jonathan Alter and Henry Porter have different takes on the topic of how torture should be legal or why torture is against the law today in the articles: "Time To Think...

The abstract concept of evil has vastly transformed throughout human history, ranging for the supernatural and mystical to the very humans amongst whom we live. In modern times, evil has become an entirely ambiguous term. Who is evil? What is evil? Men like Adolph Hitler and Saddam Hussein have been...

John Stuart Mill theorized the 'principle of utility' or 'the greatest happiness principle'; which sought for the systematic coherency of ethical philosophy through the consequences of actions. He believed that this principle was the primary consideration determining social morality, pres...

Lord of the Flies In the Lord of the Flies, a movie based on the novel by William Golding, a group of young, pre-adolescent boys are shipwrecked on an island, and they are on their own to fend for themselves. It would make the most sense for these boys to work together as a survival strategy ...