Philosophy & Ethics

William Macaulay, in a review (1839) about the recently-published book by William Gladstone, The State in its Relations with the Church, wrote: Mr Gladstone conceives that the duties of government are paternal; a doctrine which we shall not believe til ...

Blog Post - Robert H Olley - Jan 16 2012 - 7:26am

Bioethics

The intersection of medical technology, medical practice and ethical principles has long been an important field of study but the rapid advance of medical technology has made it perhaps the most important field of study. Rapid advances in medical technolo ...

Blog Post - Ebin Abraham - Jan 31 2012 - 12:56pm

Would You Kill One Person To Save Five? What About In 3-D?

A train is heading toward five people who can't escape its path and only you are close enough to do anything. You can reroute the train onto different tracks with only one person along that route. Would you do it? A team of Michigan State University ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 15 2012 - 9:28am

Infanticide- The Argument In Favor

If you are not a social authoritarian in love with big government and worry about the personal ramifications for freedom if health care is federalized, here is a chilling idea from the home of socialized medicine- Great Britain. Well, sort of Great Britain ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Mar 1 2012 - 7:01pm

The Intelligence Paradox

I would like you to consider carefully the following comments made by Gerhard Adam in the discussion that followed a recent article on artificial intelligence. Gerhard’s contribution is a lesson in the benefits of disciplined logical thought. Please read o ...

Article - Steve Davis - Mar 4 2012 - 9:25am

Requiem for Humanity — Prolog

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Blog Post - Alan Hoshor - Mar 9 2012 - 4:36pm

Why Principled Positions Matter: The Judge Rotenberg Center and Autism Organizations

How a society treats the disabled, especially those in need of specialized care due to aggressive behaviors and self-injurious behaviors, says a lot about the morality and compassion of that society. Are they locked away out of sight, left to live in horre ...

Blog Post - Kim Wombles - Mar 24 2012 - 8:56am

Californians Worry About Extreme Genetic Engineering

What happens when genomics and synthetic biology labs get together? Anti-science people flip out. Because, you know, anti-science hippies think scientists are inhuman crazies without families who only care about breaking the laws of nature (maniacal lau ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Apr 8 2012 - 11:30pm

Video Of Judge Rotenberg Center Shocking: What More Do People Need To See?

Men and women of good conscience cannot sit silently by and allow these things to happen. This is abuse and torture and, still, people support these. Still the Massachusett's State House supports it. Believe it or not, some parents of residents contin ...

Article - Kim Wombles - Apr 13 2012 - 11:30am

Requiem for Humanity — Equal Rights