ABSTRACT
Ethics are a hot topic. The Securities and Exchange Commission has been very busy investigating corporate conduct and imposing record fines and penalties [1]. The Justice Department is equally busy dealing with corporate fraud [1]. The
New York Times
attracted international attention for plagiarism by one of its most respected journalists [2]. Then there was the national attention and ethical debate generated by the removal of Terri Schiavo’s feeding tube [3]. These stories highlight the meaning of ethics: “The discipline dealing with what is good and bad or right and wrong or with moral duty and obligation” [4].
