Category: Ethics
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Being good. For no reason at all.
Providing 'targeted' social support to other people in need activates regions of the brain involved in parental care - which may help researchers understand the positive health effects of social ties, reports a new study. (1) Being good. For no reason at all. Or even despite reasons against it. Something that is the easiest thing…
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The Boeing case: Not Boeing's fault! It is our ethics!
Last week several emails exchanged between Boeing employees were revealed, in which those employees seemed to know about the problems of the 737 MAX airplane and even ridicule the authorities and the airlines for believing them that there were no problems. The investigation is ongoing.One cannot of course know from now the result of the…
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Against Abortions - Summary of arguments
Modern civilization is the civilization of "rights". And this entails the non-existence of any "obligations". The abortions case is the best example illustrating such a way of thinking. Abortions are seen today as a "human right". Never before had anything so dark been painted with so glorious colors. Never before had such an unethical action…
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Worms under the Golden Palm... (How movies are a testament to our lower ethical values)
I have recently seen the South Korean movie "Parasite", which has recently won also the 2019 Palme d'Or in Cannes Film Festival. As many view the movie as good, which I do too, some also pinpointed the philosophical and sociological questions posed by the movie. WARNING: Spoilers for the movie "Parasite" and "Joker" will follow! In…
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