Philosophy & Ethics

The Little Petition That Could: Stop the Judge Rotenberg Center from Shocking Clients

the JRC to cease all skin shocks. One person, who does not stand alone, who does not fight silently, ...

Blog Post - Kim Wombles - May 8 2012 - 5:24pm

Living Forever- Boring?

ever being achieved.   Moreover, such control would require controlling all the variables that could ...

Article - Gerhard Adam - Aug 11 2012 - 11:36pm

We Don't Know If God Exists, But We Should Keep Asking

inconsistent. Similarly, while we can show that some conceptions of God are inconsistent with what all agree is ...

Article - The Conversation - Oct 18 2014 - 8:00am

Research Ethics: A New Model For Reviews

via a random selection process occurring within individual faculties, in which all research-active ...

Article - The Conversation - Mar 19 2015 - 7:30am

Who Should “Own” Genetic Information?

be all those who have inherited it and, more importantly, it must be available to all those who might ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 13 2007 - 1:56pm

How To Create A Good Excuse

moral grounding. If you spill the coffee after staying up all night with a crying infant, it's an ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 1 2019 - 9:00am

Misleading Medical Coverage Of Mainstream And Alternative Medicine, Says Study

financial ties to industry and conflicts of interest. According to Bubela, "The study is not all bad ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 26 2008 - 12:58pm

The Fallacy Of The Average

trivial that it can be ignored for all practical purposes at the scale of human society and climate. This ...

Article - Patrick Lockerby - Mar 17 2010 - 11:27am

LessWrong On Morality And Logic

facts about how the universe is (unless you think that all logically possible universes exist in ...

Article - Massimo Pigliucci - Jan 8 2013 - 6:00am

Can Pharmaceutical Advertising Regulate Itself?

third of all advertising failed the review process means the system is perceived as toothless, he said. ...

Article - News Staff - May 2 2013 - 12:00pm