Why has the ICC indictment of Israeli and Hamas leaders drawn so much fire? Understanding the notion of moral equivalence might help explain why.
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The All Eyes on Rafah image has been criticised as being overly sanitised. How does it compare to other war images? And where is the line between performative solidarity and moral responsibility?
Everyone wants to raise kind children, but telling kids to be nice gets you only so far − young people need to practice those skills with their peers.
AI may shore up an industry experiencing economic headwinds. But in a field where professional ethics and public trust are particularly important, it’s a risky endeavor.
Medical workers navigate their own moral and religious beliefs, professional standards, the law and the realities of clinical work – which can be especially complicated in abortion care.
People deeply want to believe they are good, reasonable and worthy. A little humility and curiosity can go a long way toward helping someone feel respected during an argument.
If you want to get involved in shady business, find someone who’s loyal − but not ethical.
Ethics is often neglected in engineering education, two researchers write, despite mounting questions about how to responsibly design artificial intelligence programs.
Introspection, argument, exploring paradoxes: These are hallmarks of great artists, not just philosophers.
Too much virtue language in a listing can cost an Airbnb host nearly $5,000 a year.
Even self-proclaimed ethical tourism programs can widen economic gaps and harm communities they claim to protect. Here are a few steps you can take as an ethical tourist.
As AI tools for image and video generation become more widely available, this will have impacts on the production of pornography.
Brain-computer interfaces may present threats to cognitive liberty. But with or without them, we often overestimate how independent our own minds are, an ethicist writes.
Optimism can rely on a sense of luck, while hope is action-oriented − and often aimed at helping other people.
The applications of artificial intelligence in mental health care are growing. To employ them ethically, we need to reconsider human-AI relations.
People in their 20s and 30s are more likely than any other age group to experiment with AI pornography.
Assessing a patient’s autonomy can be more difficult when mental illness is the main source of their suffering.
Alabama’s case began when three couples sued an IVF clinic where their frozen embryos had accidentally been dropped.
Simon Kolstoe argues that while AI can greatly assist in ethics reviews, it cannot make an ethical decision.
Changing the ‘psychological distance’ someone feels toward an issue can shift their attitudes in ways that might help people on opposite sides of an issue see more eye to eye.
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Visiting Professor in Biomedical Ethics, Murdoch Children's Research Institute; Distinguished Visiting Professor in Law, University of Melbourne; Uehiro Chair in Practical Ethics, University of Oxford
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Deputy Director, Institute for Ethics, Governance & Law, Griffith University
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Associate Professor of Philosophy, Deakin University
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Research Fellow, Center for Philosophy and History of Science, Boston University
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Professor of Philosophy and Director, Applied Ethics Center, UMass Boston
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Professor of Medicine, Monash University
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Professor of Bioethics and Humanities, School of Medicine, University of Washington
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Professor of Bioethics & Medicine, Sydney Health Ethics, Haematologist/BMT Physician, Royal North Shore Hospital and Director, Praxis Australia, University of Sydney
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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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Consultant Neonatologist and Professor of Ethics, University of Oxford
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Senior Lecturer in Applied Ethics & CyberSecurity, Griffith University
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Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Bioethicist, University of Cincinnati
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Distinguished Professor in the Department of Medicine and Director, The Centre for Medical Ethics & Law, Stellenbosch University
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Associate Lecturer, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Lecturer in Bioethics, Monash University & Honorary fellow, Melbourne Law School, Monash University
