How Malleable is an “Ethic”? A Dose of Systems Thinking Reality Michele Battle-Fisher Philosophy, Science & Medicine Before I begin, what do I mean by “ethic”? Ethics are, in the end, a study of moral justification of our actions (or inaction). Most simply put, ethics are a set of moral judgments that can influence and...
Trump and Our Crisis of Ethics Glenn McLaren Arts & Culture, Politics & Economics Some friends were recently telling me of a conversation they had with a family they were staying with over the holidays. They were expressing their disgust at the recent reported behavior of a global...
We Have Not Been Thinking Critically Enough About the Proposition We Are Being Simulated Bruce K. Adler Philosophy, Science & Medicine I am a human being: Do not fold, spindle or mutilate. -- Anonymous uman kind Cannot bear very much reality. Time past and time future What might have been and what has been Point to one end,...
Pet or Predator? What Our Relationship to Animal Icons Says About Us Sarah LaBrie Science & Medicine Humankind’s relationship with the animal world has always been fraught with conflict—one needn’t look further than ancient Rome’s practice of damnatio ad bestias ("condemnation to beasts") or, much...
Shame on You, Shame on Me: Shame as an Evolutionary Adaptation Jalees Rehman Psychology, Science & Medicine Can shame be good for you? We often think of shame as a shackling emotion which thwarts our individuality and creativity. A sense of shame could prevent us from choosing a partner we truly love, speaking out...
A Lesson From Mead and Batman in Ethically Dynamic Moral Character Michele Battle-Fisher Arts & Culture Bruce Wayne and his alter ego, Batman, is the epitome of dynamic contradictions of ethos. Not unlike Batman’s character struggles, character is built and questioned constantly, often without a law in sight....
Why Medical Journals Must Make Researchers Share Data From Clinical Trials Elizabeth Loder Science, Science & Medicine This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. This month a new BMJ policy on sharing data from clinical trials takes effect. From July 1 2015, the authors of all...
