Philosophy & Ethics
- 23andMe Stumbles Into An Ethical Gray Area- And Why That's Good
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23andMe, Inc., a direct-to-consumer personal genetics company, is arguably the most well-funded and therefore highest profile group out there (being married to a Google co-founder will do that) and by doing a somewhat humorous new study associating traits ...
Article - Hank Campbell - Sep 29 2024 - 8:30am
- Eugenics: Is Genetically Engineering Babies A Moral Obligation?
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Both eugenics and social Darwinism had their moments in their sun, the optimistic goal of progressive techno-elites 100 years ago who wanted to use science to make the world a better place. Sounds terrific, right? Isn't that what vaccines and genetic ...
Article - Hank Campbell - Nov 19 2024 - 12:53pm
- Companies In Rehab (And Governments. And Universities.)
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A guy messes up his life, and the lives of those around him. We send him for rehabilitation: A jail term, AA meetings, community service, anger management classes, or restitution to victims. ...
Article - Fred Phillips - Jan 3 2025 - 10:59am
- Telling Right From Wrong: Why Is Utilitarianism Under Attack?
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It is a word we hear from time to time, but few of us know what it means. Utilitarianism is the method most people use to decide whether an action is right or wrong. We decide the moral merits of what we do on whether the consequences of that action are go ...
Article - The Conversation - May 5 2025 - 4:43pm
- Brain Organoid Research Shows Science Academia Needs Stronger Ethical Oversight
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As the Trump administration continues to make significant cuts to NIH budgets and personnel and to freeze billions of dollars of funding to major research universities – citing ideological concerns – there’s more being threatened than just progress in sci ...
Article - The Conversation - May 9 2025 - 9:34am
- Editorial: This Week’s LA Non-riots
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A Facebook friend opined that Los Angeles protesters could “turn LA into another Portland.” I expand for you my rejoinder to his post: ...
Article - Fred Phillips - Jun 9 2025 - 6:03pm
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