On ethical issues for groundwater engineers Case studies No.5 - No.9

This chapter examines how we should think about ethics, starting with three framing questions: Do states and their citizens have significant moral duties to the members of other countries? Should states and their militaries be morally constrained in the conduct of war? Who is morally responsible for the alleviation of global poverty? The chapter proceeds by defining ethics and considering three significant and difficult ethical issues entailed by globalization: cosmopolitanism, statism, and realist ethics. It concludes by examining the ethical dimensions of global poverty and just war. Two case studies are presented, one dealing with the ethics of global warming and the other with the use of drones to carry out targeted assassinations. There is also an Opposing Opinions box that asks whether states should be morally free to reject as many immigrants, including refugees, as they choose.

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Autonomy in surgical robots and its meaningful human control

Paladyn Journal of Behavioral Robotics ◽

10.1515/pjbr-2019-0002 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 30-43 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Fanny Ficuciello ◽

Guglielmo Tamburrini ◽

Alberto Arezzo ◽

Luigi Villani ◽

Bruno Siciliano

Keyword(s):

Minimally Invasive Surgery ◽

Minimally Invasive ◽

Case Studies ◽

Invasive Surgery ◽

Ethical Issues ◽

Soft Or ◽

Surgical Robots ◽

Human Control ◽

Significant Difference

AbstractThis article focuses on ethical issues raised by increasing levels of autonomy for surgical robots. These ethical issues are explored mainly by reference to state-ofart case studies and imminent advances in Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) and Microsurgery. In both area, surgicalworkspace is limited and the required precision is high. For this reason, increasing levels of robotic autonomy can make a significant difference there, and ethically justified control sharing between humans and robots must be introduced. In particular, from a responsibility and accountability perspective suitable policies for theMeaningfulHuman Control (MHC) of increasingly autonomous surgical robots are proposed. It is highlighted how MHC should be modulated in accordance with various levels of autonomy for MIS and Microsurgery robots. Moreover, finer MHC distinctions are introduced to deal with contextual conditions concerning e.g. soft or rigid anatomical environments.

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Ethical issues in professional development: Case studies regarding behaviour at conferences

Health Education Journal ◽

10.1177/0017896912450819 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 71 (5) ◽

pp. 539-545 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Amy Thompson ◽

Jodi Brookins-Fisher ◽

Dianne Kerr ◽

Irene O’Boyle

Keyword(s):

Professional Development ◽

Case Studies ◽

Ethical Issues

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Integrating Research Ethics into the Introductory Psychology Course Curriculum

Teaching of Psychology ◽

10.1207/s15328023top2403_4 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 24 (3) ◽

pp. 172-175 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Celia B. Fisher ◽

Tara L. Kuther

Keyword(s):

Research Ethics ◽

Case Studies ◽

Ethical Issues ◽

Introductory Psychology ◽

Ethics Instruction ◽

Standard Instruction ◽

Scientific Ethics ◽

Psychology Course ◽

Interest In Research

Faculty at 2 universities integrated 6 case studies on research ethics into their introductory psychology curricula. Students who received the ethics modules were better able to identify ethical issues and consider moral ambiguities them students who received standard instruction. Students and faculty favorably evaluated the curriculum, and students indicated that ethics instruction increased their interest in research psychology and scientific ethics.

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