‘Pañcatantra,’ a striking collection of animal fables in which birds, lions and others speak and reason as humans do, guides leaders through 3 ethical positions.
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Marvel movies like ‘Black Panther’ and ‘Infinity War’ are the starting point for this ethics seminar.
When doctors feel unable to provide the care they believe is best for their patients, they may experience what bioethicists call ‘moral distress.’
Ethics is often neglected in engineering education, two researchers write, despite mounting questions about how to responsibly design artificial intelligence programs.
If you’ve decided to look for coffee that’s better for the earth or the people making it, you might need some help translating all the industry lingo.
While there are minimum age requirements for people who want to hold political office in the US, there are no limits on when someone must retire.
The presence of pets makes people seem more trustworthy, research has found. People are more likely to help a stranger with a dog or another pet than a person without one.
A business ethicist explores whether cannabis stocks fit in with a socially responsible approach to investing.
Catnip can induce changes in cat behavior. An expert argues that giving it to cats raises questions about human power and animal autonomy.
Billboards spreading misinformation on the risks of vaccination have popped up around American cities. A bioethicist explains why decisions not to vaccinate children are indefensible.
Football plays an important role in American culture. Experts point out some ethical questions you might consider asking this season.
The coworking company, WeWork, has banned meat, citing an attempt to reduce its carbon footprint. For centuries, philosophers have made a moral case against meat-eating.
Sports fans are of two types: purists and partisans. The attitudes of both can affect the game. An expert explains which one you are and what that means.
From asking a partner to pick up dinner on the way home to checking in on a neighbor with health problems, we frequently face the question, ‘What’s the best way to communicate?’
A scholar explains why there is no one answer. Some pain is devastating, and sometimes such pain responds well to opioids. On the other hand, there is evidence that some physicians overprescribe.
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Assistant Professor of Kinesiology, Penn State
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Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of Minnesota Duluth
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Assistant Professor of Philosophy & Disability Studies, Georgetown University
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Director of the Master of Bioethics degree program at the Berman Institute of Bioethics, Johns Hopkins University
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Professor of Bioethics and Humanities, School of Medicine, University of Washington
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Associate Professor of Human-Animal Interaction, Tufts University
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Associate Teaching Professor, Arizona State University
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Professor of Philosophy, Arizona State University
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Professor Emerit, University of Oregon
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Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Michigan
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Professor of Religion, Middlebury College
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Associate Professor of Kinesiology and Philosophy, Penn State