Tag Archives: absolutism
The MacDonald’s Beating Video, Another Dead Canary in The Ethics Mine
Though he had no obligation in his job as a McDonald’s staffer to risk injury or liability to intervene in a violent fight, Vernon Hackett had a human obligation to do so, as did everyone else on the scene. Instead, Hackett displayed the cold, uninvolved demeanor of a professional journalist, who regards as primary his duty to record the event. Continue reading
Planned Parenthood Gets The ACORN Treatment
Taking its inspiration from James O’Keefe’s infamous ACORN stunt, and anti-abortion group called Live Action videotaped actors as they asked Planned Parenthood staff at a New Jersey clinic for advice while disguised as a pimp and one of his prostitutes. The episode raises several ethical issues. Continue reading
Judge Vinson’s Ruling on the Individual Mandate, Rejecting Utilitarianism
Whether his legal analysis is sufficient to convince the U.S. Supreme Court will be decided later, but the judge’s ethical analysis is impeccable. Continue reading
TARP Ethics Dilemmas: A Guide For Advocates and Critics
When a policy, like TARP, that is widely criticized as wrong-headed in principle actually works, it presents ethical problems for both advocates and critics alike. Continue reading
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Ethics Hero: Asra Nomani
When an American Muslim argues for profiling, it enhances the debate whether you agree with her or not. Continue reading
Bush’s Torture Admission, Absolutism, and America’s Survival
What Bush approved was not a temporary, reluctant, desperation measure when our existence was imperiled. It was, instead, a complete violation of America’s commitment to the value of human life and dignity that had no defined limits. Continue reading
Note to John Avlon: Having Itegrity Doesn’t Make Someone a Wingnut
The policy position Avlon cites most frequently to “prove” that a particular candidate is a wingnut is the candidate’s opposition to abortion “even in cases of rape or incest.” Whatever that position may be, it is not evidence of wing-nuttiness. Continue reading
