Experts attribute the high rates of plastic surgery in South Korea to beauty standards, employers that require job applicants to submit picture with their resumes, and lack of regulation of the plastic surgery industry. Can it be good for a person to get cosmetic surgery to meet an unreasonable standard of beauty?

In the aftermath of the 2015 Paris terrorist attack, many around the world expressed strong support for Paris. On the same day as the Paris attacks, there were suicide bombings in Beirut and Baghdad that received relatively little global attention. Is it unreasonable for Americans to express support for Paris but not for Beirut or Baghdad?

Aubrey, a 19 year old, accidentally goes on a date with a 14-year-old who lied about her age when Aubrey asked. Given that the 14-year-old looked young in her dating profile, did Aubrey have a moral obligation to ask for proof of her age? How much caution should Aubrey have to take in his dating life?

Popular visual artist Richard Prince combined screenshots of Instagram pictures uploaded by famous and unknown users with his own comments and sold this piece for $90,000. Since Prince did not get users' permission to use their photos, his piece raises legal and ethical questions about art and ownership.

Some are using social pressure in the form of "fat shaming" to address the obesity epidemic in America. Critics worry these campaigns will promote negative attitudes about people who appear overweight. How should we weigh the good and bad effects of fat shaming? Is there a moral difference between a comedian engaging in fat shaming and a hospital doing so?

At the airport, Susan (who fears Muslim extremists) notices a man in a turban acting suspiciously. Should she ignore him given her own biases and the fact that she may not have noticed him if he had been dressed differently, or should she err on the side of caution and say something? Is racial, ethnic, or religious profiling ever morally permissible?

Jake, a busy college student, realizes at home that the grocery store forgot to charge him for a 24-case of bottled water. Given that it was the grocer's mistake, is Jake morally obligated to go back and pay for the item? How would the case be different at a small independent store versus a big chain store? What if the item cost several hundred dollars?

ISIS is destroying history and profiting by attacking cultural heritage sites and looting antiquities. Is the US coalition doing enough to protect the country's cultural artifacts from ISIS? Are we morally required to preserve cultural artifacts? Are we morally permitted to purchase stolen cultural artifacts?

Developed nations are disproportionately responsible for climate change while developing nations are most vulnerable to its effects. Do developed nations have a moral obligation to do much more than developing nations to address climate change? To what extent to individual countries have a moral obligation to not cause harm to other countries?

A struggling minority actor is offered a major part in a new sitcom. He will have many lines in what will likely be a hit show, but his character would essentially be acting out racial stereotypes for easy laughs. Should he accept the role?

Sybil shared many intimate stories (including ones about drug use and mental health issues) about her family members in her successful memoir recounting her difficult childhood. Her sister accuses her of violating her right to privacy and damaging her reputation. How does the value of writing a memoir weigh against values associated with friendship, family, privacy?

Students have started to demand trigger warnings about potentially traumatizing material in the classroom. Critics of trigger warnings claim they threaten free speech as well as the role of higher education to train students to challenge their beliefs. Proponents argue that trigger warnings create a safe, supportive environment for students to learn more effectively.

Some bakeries have refused to make wedding cakes for same-sex weddings because their religious beliefs prohibit them from taking part in the celebration. If a private business owner refuses to sell a product to people because they plan to use it in a ceremony they religiously disapprove of, are they engaging in discrimination?

An emergency room physician, Betsy, knows that one of her patients, Steve, is going to die in the next day or so. Steve is not religious in any way and Betsy believes that unless people have faith, they will suffer eternal damnation. The hospital has a rule against medical professionals trying to spread their faith among patients, but Betsy believes the importance of Steve's eternal wellbeing outweighs the importance of hospital rules.

Many states make use of work prisons where prisoners "volunteer" to work and then receive a wage. Does this constitute exploitation of prisoners or is it necessary to reduce the high cost of the criminal justice system and help prisoners gain work skills? Is it ethical for a private company to pay workers in prison less than workers outside prison? Is it ethical for private companies to earn a profit from prison labor?

Amidst growing concern about undermining herd immunity, Vermont banned the use of philosophical, but not religious, exemption to the vaccination requirement for public school students. Do parents have a moral duty to vaccinate their kids? Is there a morally significant difference between deeply held secular and religious beliefs?