Tag Archives: Utilitarianism
Poll: 84% Don’t Have a Clue What “Ethical” Means
If asked whether cloning a pet is unethical, your proper response is, “What a stupid question!” Continue reading
Filed under Animals, Bioethics, Religion and Philosophy, Science & Technology, The Internet
Ethics Quiz: The Case of the Fake But Accurate Social Security Card
If nobody is deceived and the information is undisputed, can a counterfeit document be ethical? Continue reading
Filed under Character, Citizenship, Daily Life, Law & Law Enforcement, Quizzes
Penn State Primer: 15 Ethics Alarms on the Duty to Rescue and the Bystander Problem
For perspective on Penn State: here are 15 Ethics Alarms stories about rescues, non-rescues and bystanders, brave and apathetic. Continue reading
Hitler’s Paintings, Dirty Money, and an Ethics Quiz
A Swedish agency says that “it can’t consider ethical factors in settling outstanding debts,” so it’s okay to sell Hitler’s paintings. Wait…WHAT? Continue reading
Scott Olsen, The “Occupy” Movement and The Protest Dilemma
Why do we still fall for this tactic, and have such sympathy for demonstrators when they push and push until someone is hurt? This is a key part of their strategy, and we should know it by now. Continue reading
Filed under Government & Politics, Law & Law Enforcement, U.S. Society
Scent Branding, Mind-Control, and Ethics
There are lots of ethical issues involved in assessing the practice of scent branding. Analyzing them, however, requires an open mind, at least at the outset. Continue reading
More Than a Fool: Bachmann, John Quincy Adams, and Wikipedia
In one short week since the controversy erupted over Fox News anchor Chris Wallace daring to ask her on the air, “Are you a flake?” and her subsequent botching of both her answer and the question’s fevered aftermath, Rep. Christine Bachmann has stumbled into two flaky episodes. One—her mixing up Western movie star icon John Wayne with serial child killer John Wayne Gacy—was at least funny. The other, far less forgivable—her claim that the Founding Fathers “worked tirelessly until slavery was no more in the United States”—has signature significance. Continue reading
Comment of the Day: “Ethics Quiz: The Case of the Fake But Accurate Social Security Card”
A thoughtful take on the fake Social Security card hypothetical, and related issues. Continue reading →
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