Moral Standing and Human Monkeys
Recent experiments have put pressure on the divisions we draw between human and animals. What does it take to be a right-bearing entity?
Does Care Require Personhood? The Ethics of Robot Caregiving
Emerging healthcare technologies like Rudy, Addison, and PARO should prompt us to reassess the healthcare industry and to contemplate the difference between service and care.
The UK Novocaine Shortage and Animal Welfare
Industrial agriculture has pacified some critics by using Novocaine to ease animal suffering. But what happens when there isn't enough anesthetic to go around? And what's the value of using pain relief for animals set for slaughter?
The Inherent Conflict in Informed Consent
Informed consent might look like an innocuous legal standard, but it masks a divisive political arena. And the struggle between autonomy and paternalism is not without casualties.
Individual Obligation in the Face of Global Climate Change
Climate change is caused by the individual actions of a number of different actors, but will require the collective action to mitigate. Unfortunately, motivating people to make changes to avoid a future problem is difficult when there are pressing troubles already staring us in the face.
Establishing Liability in Artificial Intelligence
Algorithms are capable of causing harm, but it isn't easy to identify who should be held accountable when they do.
A Question of Motivation: Moral Reasons and Market Change
Should we be pairing our moral arguments with a change in financial incentive to effectively alter human behavior? Is this the way to combat problems like climate change and factory farming?
“It Wasn’t ‘Me'”: Neurological Causation and Punishment
Our understanding of neurological causation and personal responsibility is evolving. What is the impact of these findings for our criminal justice system?
Death and Consciousness: The Prospect of Brain Resuscitation
New research involving brain resuscitation holds great promise and presents even greater challenges.
Second-Victim Phenomenon
How can we properly attend to the health of both patient and physician when unintended harm occurs?