There are two themes I’d like to cover in this post: logic and ethics. I’ll start with logic. My opponent makes both false and contradictory claims in his previous response. When discussing a Senator getting their own work done, he … Continue reading →
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Posts Tagged ‘ ethics ’
4th Installment of “Achievement, Not Just Experience” Responses
Why There Was No Senate Coverage
From the sound of it, I didn’t miss too much, though I would have liked to have seen the debate on Glatter’s ethics bill. (It was an excellent piece of legislation, which explains why the Senate voted it down.) Two reasons that I wasn’t there: 1) I forgot that that S.A. Senate was having...
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The Enosinian Society Needs Speakers
Feel like getting your debate on? The Enosinian Society is looking for speakers for next week’s debate (on October 29th). The resolution: Science should not exist without ethics. Their “framing paragraph”: Through out the ages science has been responsible for many civilization-changing discoveries. Examples in the modern age span from medical advances such antibiotics...
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Should Individuals’ Genetic Information be a Public Good?
In an effort to spur further scientific inquiry and research, a group of geneticists has endeavored to make individual’s genetic codes public. Bloomberg reports that the Harvard research-related group will release the volunteered genetic codes of 10 individuals today via internet.http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601124&sid=a8j8Fqma4PBw&refer=home The group hopes to resolve many of the ethical woes associated with genetic...
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Your Daily Dose of Philosomophy
Wherever you turn in philosophical literature on ethics, you’re likely to find a lot of authority given to human intutions. Some philosophers (like James Q. Wilson) believe that human beings have–hardwired into their brains–entire “correct” moral codes. When he set out to disprove the idea that human beings have a “right to liberty,” Ronald...
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