Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Related Concept Videos

Ethical Dilemmas II

Ethical Dilemmas II

Resolving an ethical dilemma in healthcare involves a systematic approach that considers every aspect of the issue, respecting both the patient's needs and values and the healthcare professional's ethical obligations. Here are potential steps to resolve an ethical dilemma:

Ethical Dilemmas I

Ethical Dilemmas I

Ethical dilemmas in nursing are of utmost importance, as they often arise from the tension between adhering to core ethical principles and the practical realities of healthcare delivery. These dilemmas require nurses to navigate complex situations where competing ethical considerations pull them in different directions.
Let us explore some examples to understand the potentially complex moral decisions nurses face.
Take the case of caring for minors, particularly in areas related to reproductive...

Ethics and Bioethics

Ethics and Bioethics

Ethics is a philosophical study of moral actions. Ethics attempts to determine what is valuable for individuals and society. It examines the rational justification of moral judgments and analyzes what is morally just, fair, and right. Bioethics is a sub-discipline of applied ethics that analyzes the philosophical, social, and legal issues in life sciences and medicine. Ethical theories serve as a foundation for decision-making and represent the viewpoints from which people seek direction. They...

Ethical Issues

Ethical Issues

Nurses are essential in patient care, upholding the ethical principles of their profession and effectively navigating ethical dilemmas. Neglecting ethical issues can lead to inadequate patient care, compromised therapeutic relationships, and moral distress among healthcare workers.
Ethical Concerns in Healthcare:

Ethics in Research

Ethics in Research

Today, scientists agree that good research is ethical in nature and is guided by a basic respect for human dignity and safety. However, this has not always been the case. Modern researchers must demonstrate that the research they perform is ethically sound.

Milgram's Obedience to Authority

Milgram's Obedience to Authority

Obedience to authority is classically demonstrated in a more famous series of social psychology experiments performed by Stanley Milgram. He was a social psychology professor at Yale who was influenced by the trial of Adolf Eichmann, a Nazi war criminal. Eichmann’s defense for the atrocities he committed was that he was “just following orders.”

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

The Complexities of AI for Social Good: An Explorative Study on Adversarial Machine Learning to Facilitate Deliberative Decision-Making in Elections.

Science and engineering ethics·2026

Same author

Not a Good Fix: Constitutivism on Value Change and Disagreement.

Erkenntnis·2025

Same author

Moral realism, disagreement, and conceptual ethics.

Inquiry (Oslo, Norway)·2024

Same author

Introduction to Topical Collection: Changing Values and Energy Systems.

Science and engineering ethics·2024

Same author

Socially Disruptive Technologies, Contextual Integrity, and Conservatism About Moral Change.

Philosophy & technology·2022

Same author

Understanding Technology-Induced Value Change: a Pragmatist Proposal.

Philosophy & technology·2022

Same journal

The gendered "stathetic" body: a scientifically informed philosophical approach to corporality.

History and philosophy of the life sciences·2026

Same journal

Plant cognition after Darwin: historical and epistemological remarks.

History and philosophy of the life sciences·2026

Same journal

The vegetal model: Buffon's general theory of reproduction.

History and philosophy of the life sciences·2026

Same journal

Crossing paths: historical and philosophical perspectives on cancer and diabetes classifications.

History and philosophy of the life sciences·2026

Same journal

A computational case study of Günter Blobel's idea of protein topogenesis and its influence.

History and philosophy of the life sciences·2026

Same journal

Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis: discovery and understanding of a novel disease.

History and philosophy of the life sciences·2026

See all related articles

Search research articles

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Nov 21, 2025

Experimental Research Examining How People Can Cope with Uncertainty Through Soft Haptic Sensations

Experimental Research Examining How People Can Cope with Uncertainty Through Soft Haptic Sensations

Published on: September 16, 2015

COVID-19, uncertainty, and moral experiments.

Michael Klenk¹, Ibo Van de Poel²

¹Delft University of Technology, Jafaalaan 5, 2628 BX, Delft, The Netherlands. m.b.o.t.klenk@tudelft.nl.

History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences

|January 13, 2021

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

Policy makers facing pandemic uncertainty should conduct moral experiments. These experiments generate experiences for more reliable moral evaluations and rational decision-making during crises like COVID-19.

Keywords:

Moral dilemmas Rationality Uncertainty

More Related Videos

Measuring the Subjective Value of Risky and Ambiguous Options using Experimental Economics and Functional MRI Methods

Measuring the Subjective Value of Risky and Ambiguous Options using Experimental Economics and Functional MRI Methods

Published on: September 19, 2012

Continuous Theta Burst Stimulation of the Posterior Medial Frontal Cortex to Experimentally Reduce Ideological Threat Responses

Continuous Theta Burst Stimulation of the Posterior Medial Frontal Cortex to Experimentally Reduce Ideological Threat Responses

Published on: September 28, 2018

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Nov 21, 2025

Experimental Research Examining How People Can Cope with Uncertainty Through Soft Haptic Sensations

Experimental Research Examining How People Can Cope with Uncertainty Through Soft Haptic Sensations

Published on: September 16, 2015

Measuring the Subjective Value of Risky and Ambiguous Options using Experimental Economics and Functional MRI Methods

Measuring the Subjective Value of Risky and Ambiguous Options using Experimental Economics and Functional MRI Methods

Published on: September 19, 2012

Continuous Theta Burst Stimulation of the Posterior Medial Frontal Cortex to Experimentally Reduce Ideological Threat Responses

Continuous Theta Burst Stimulation of the Posterior Medial Frontal Cortex to Experimentally Reduce Ideological Threat Responses

Published on: September 28, 2018

Area of Science:

Bioethics
Public Health Policy
Decision Theory

Background:

Pandemics, such as COVID-19, present complex ethical dilemmas with significant uncertainty.
Effective policy-making during health crises requires navigating both factual and moral ambiguities.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose an alternative approach for policy makers to handle uncertainty during pandemics.
To advocate for moral experimentation as a method for improving decision-making.

Main Methods:

The study suggests a shift from prolonged deliberation to practical moral experimentation.
This involves generating experiential data to inform ethical judgments.

Main Results:

Moral experiments provide concrete experiences, enhancing the reliability of moral evaluations.
This experiential basis leads to more rational and justifiable policy decisions.

Conclusions:

Experiential learning through moral experiments is crucial for addressing uncertainty in public health emergencies.
Policy makers should adopt this proactive approach to improve crisis response and ethical governance.