Difference between revisions of "Fall 2010 Critical Thinking Research Topics"

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Privatization in Prisons
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*Should Prisons be run by private companies on contract with the state?
 
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*Should wars be waged, in part, with the use of privatized military firms?
Privatization in Military
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*Are there ethically unacceptable ways to protest?
 
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*Should medical professionals be allowed to refuse to perform procedures which violate their conscience?
Ethics of Protest -- including Westboro Baptist Church
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*Should steroid use be permitted in professional sports?
 
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*Should health care be socialized?
Conscientious Objection among Medical Professionals
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*What are the best explanations for obesity?
 
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*Should stem cell research be unrestricted?
Steriods in Sports
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*Ethics of Transplant
 
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*Should gun control be increased?
Socialized Health Care
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*Does watching violent media have an effect on people?
 
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*Are standardized college admissions tests useful and valid?
Obesity -- Explanations & Remedies
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*What forms of sex education programs are effective?
 
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*Do weight loss diets work?
Stem Cells
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*What, if anything, should be done about Guantanamo?
 
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*Is off short wind farming practical?
Ethics of Transplant
 
 
 
Gun Control
 
 
 
Media Violence
 
 
 
Treatment of POWS and Enemy Non-Combatants
 
 
 
Are standardized college admissions tests useful and valid?
 
 
 
What forms of sex education programs are effective?
 
 
 
Student use of stimulants as study aids.
 
 
 
Are there safe alternative methods of weight loss?
 

Revision as of 16:52, 19 October 2010

Possible Topics:

  • Should Prisons be run by private companies on contract with the state?
  • Should wars be waged, in part, with the use of privatized military firms?
  • Are there ethically unacceptable ways to protest?
  • Should medical professionals be allowed to refuse to perform procedures which violate their conscience?
  • Should steroid use be permitted in professional sports?
  • Should health care be socialized?
  • What are the best explanations for obesity?
  • Should stem cell research be unrestricted?
  • Ethics of Transplant
  • Should gun control be increased?
  • Does watching violent media have an effect on people?
  • Are standardized college admissions tests useful and valid?
  • What forms of sex education programs are effective?
  • Do weight loss diets work?
  • What, if anything, should be done about Guantanamo?
  • Is off short wind farming practical?