Philosophy & Ethics

Reductionism And Systems Thinking: Complementary Scientific Lenses

I'm sure many of you have heard the old story about a group of blind men trying to describe an elephant.  One guy grabs the elephant's leg and says an elephant must be like a tree.  Another guy grabs the end of its tail and says it's like a ...

Article - L.K. Tuominen - Mar 20 2010 - 8:53pm

Krista Tippett Does It Again

Readers of this blog know that I am not fond of Krista Tippett, the fuzzy thinking host of National Public Radio’s “Speaking of Faith” (it really ruins my early Sunday mornings). She and New York Times’ columnist Stanley Fish make for entertaining targets ...

Article - Massimo Pigliucci - Mar 23 2010 - 1:51pm

An OPEN WEB- What does it mean to you?

Here's my submission..... Already posted on other sites Spread the word! IT MEANS EVERYTHING!! Without it, humanity could DIE! You think I JEST! NO, not at all! It is absolutely clear that there are forces at work lobbying powerfully for government to ...

Blog Post - Henry Cox - Mar 24 2010 - 10:52am

Mons. Óscar Arnulfo Romero Y Galdámez (Ciudad Barrios, 15 Agosto 1917 – San Salvador, 24 Marzo 1980)

Ignacio Ellacuria wrote,"with Mons. Romero God is past for El Salvador". ...

Article - Camillo Di Cicco - Apr 10 2010 - 4:26pm

My 10 Books

Over at Marginal Revolution economist Tyler Cowan has started one of those blog trends, and many other bloggers have followed like a pack of lemmings. ...

Article - Michael White - Mar 27 2010 - 1:02pm

What is Nature’s Worst Design?

What is Nature’s Worst Design? Francisco Ayala Answers: "The human reproductive system. Twenty percent of pregnancies end in spontaneous abortions and miscarriages in the first two months. In the world, that’s 20 million abortions per year. Twenty mil ...

Blog Post - Richard Mankiewicz - Mar 28 2010 - 1:51pm

Predictable Barriers Precluding Any Consideration of Transversable Black Holes Through Outer Space

Predictable Barriers Precluding Any Consideration of Transversable Black Holes Through Outer Space #1 of The Three Part Series: Black Holes Through Outer Space By Marshall Barnes AET RaDAL United States of America Abstract ...

Blog Post - Marshall Barnes - Dec 22 2011 - 9:08pm

Should Doctors Stop Saying "Euthanasia"?

Euthanasia is a polarizing term that confuses the debate about dying and should no longer be used by physicians, say the authors of an editorial in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. "The end of life debate seems particularly burdened by confus ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 29 2010 - 12:23pm

How Do Americans View Organ Donation?

43 percent of people are undecided, reluctant or do not wish to have their organs and tissue donated after their deaths, according to a new survey conducted by Donate Life America. The results shows an increase in the number of people willing to donate com ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 12 2010 - 6:44pm

Interface II: The Wrong Hands

Recent comments on a certain article (hey, what does that green button do?) about the future of neural interface technologies have brought up some valid ethical arguments.  Because I didn't want to go Jurassic Park and revel in the possibilities while ...

Article - David Sloan - Apr 14 2010 - 6:33pm