scholarly journals The Future of Animal-Sourced Foods: Ethical Considerations

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. NP-NP
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
The Future

Fate and Foreknowledge in Greek Philosophy

2021 ◽  
pp. 53-72
Author(s):  
Claire Hall
Keyword(s):  
Moral Responsibility ◽  
Free Will ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Greek Philosophy ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Logical Problem ◽  
Early Christian ◽  
Future Contingent ◽  
The Future ◽  
Human Autonomy

The majority of this chapter focuses on Greek philosophical approaches to fate and foreknowledge. To understand the background of Origen’s thought on these topics, we must distinguish between three distinct types of problem: a) logical problems that concern the possibility of making true statements about the contingent future, b) the problem of how human beings can be held morally responsible for their actions if their actions are fated, and c) the problem of how human beings can choose freely between courses of action if God (or the gods) can have foreknowledge of the future. This chapter shows where and why these conceptions of fate, prophecy, and human autonomy differ, and why these distinctions matter. First, it examines the puzzles set and answered by Aristotle concerning the logical problem of future contingent statements. Then it explores some of the terminological difficulty in talking about ‘free will’ in the Greek context. Next it examines Stoic and Platonist discussions about choice and autonomy, which focus primarily on ethical considerations. Finally, it argues that Origen’s framing of these issues was heavily influenced by his pagan near-contemporary Alexander of Aphrodisias. The chapter ends with a survey of some other early Christian texts on autonomy and moral responsibility that show the Christian context in which Origen was arguing and sets the stage for the argument that Origen deviates significantly from his Christian contemporaries.

The future of prenatal diagnosis: karyotype, microarray or both? Technical and ethical considerations

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Novelli ◽  
Pietro Cavalli ◽  
Laura Bernardini
Keyword(s):  
Prenatal Diagnosis ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
The Future

Collaborating on evolving the future

2014 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 438-460 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Sloan Wilson ◽  
Steven C. Hayes ◽  
Anthony Biglan ◽  
Dennis D. Embry
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Change ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
The Future

AbstractWe thank the commentators for an extraordinarily diverse and constructive set of comments. Nearly all applaud our goal of sketching a unified science of change, even while raising substantive points that we look forward to addressing in our reply, which we group into the following categories: (1) What counts as evolutionary; (2) Ethical considerations; (3) Complexity; (4) Symbotypes, culture, and the future; (5) What intentional cultural change might look like; (6) An evolving science of cultural change; and (7) Who decides?

The future of xenotransplantation: clinical and ethical considerations

1999 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 227-239
Author(s):  
Burckhardt Ringe ◽  
Thomas Lorf ◽  
Felix Braun
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
The Future

The Death and Regeneration of Ethics

1980 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 953-963 ◽  
Author(s):  
Murray L. Schwartz
Keyword(s):  
Professional Standards ◽  
Professional Responsibility ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Professional Conduct ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Public Discussion ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Future ◽  
Pro Bono ◽  
Current Code

The American Bar Association's Commission on Evaluation of Professional Standards has proposed the replacement of the existing Code of Professional Responsibility with its Model Rules of Professional Conduct. The public discussion of the Model Rules has focused largely on specific provisions, such as the proposed requirement that lawyers disclose clients' confidences in some circumstances and the exhortation that all lawyers engage in pro bono activity. Another proposed change, however, would at least on its face seem to be more significant for the future of the bar's professional standards and its self-concept than for the resolution of particular professional dilemmas. That change is the proposed elimination of about half the current Code of Professional Responsibility: those provisions included under the rubric “Ethical Considerations.”

scholarly journals Crisis and extended realities: remote presence in the time of COVID-19

2020 ◽  
pp. 1329878X2096716
Author(s):  
Benjamin Matthews ◽  
Zi Siang See ◽  
Jamin Day
Keyword(s):  
Social Presence ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Communication Tools ◽  
Popular Discourse ◽  
Social Challenges ◽  
Future Of Work ◽  
The Future ◽  
Embodied Communication ◽  
Key Terms

The transformative influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on remote forms of communication has been a frequent theme in popular discourse during 2020, but any lingering transformation of what we do at a distance will rely on convincing and accessible forms of remote presence and interaction. Embodied communication is difficult to simulate, and this discussion examines current and emerging extended reality (XR)–based communication tools in a range of contexts to discover what role they may play in a future where crises of mobility are likely to grow more frequent and protracted. We define XR and its current uses, then examine key terms used to conceptualise it such as ‘presence’ and ‘social presence’, before highlighting social challenges of remote presence and ethical considerations that accompany its use, particularly how the technology might (or fail to) address important social problems, support education and have relevance to the future of work.

Consideration of Virtual Reality as Training

2019 ◽  
pp. 199-223
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
Special Training ◽  
Future People ◽  
The People ◽  
The Future ◽  
Working Together ◽  
Near Future

In the near future, people and artificial intelligences (AIs) will often be working together. This will require special training for both the people and the AIs. Virtual reality (VR) used for training may come into its own, especially in situations where the people and the AIs must move quickly and safely together. This chapter looks at just such training. In this story, “The Triceratops,” the AIs are in charge of the training; they also control the future employment opportunities of people. This brings out a number of ethical considerations and practical considerations when people's lives are controlled by AIs in important ways, even in training.

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