Yearly Archives: 2018
AI and the Drive of the Future
Posted on December 29, 2018
With TESLA being the darling of electronic and self-driving cars, and many following their lead, AI’s role in how we will be driven, no longer drive, is of significant importance. AI itself is in early stages and far from able to analyze the full environment around a car while in motion. Not only is it […]
Critical discussion of Mary Ann Warren on The Ethics of Sex Preselection
Posted on December 9, 2018
In the article, The Ethics of Sex Preselection Mary Ann Warren argues for the position that sex preselection is not always a sexist act and thus a complete ban on sex preselection should not be put into place. I believe, however, all that Warren manages to show is that sex pre-selection is not irrational in certain […]
Researcher in China builds first engineered human
Posted on November 30, 2018
In a stunning first in genetic engineering, a Chinese researcher has engineered a human. This incredible achievement is one of a number of firsts coming from China recently in the area of genetic engineering. But is all of this at a cost to our morals? Can we allow this path to continue in one region […]
Mirror Representation as a Supporting Theory for Women’s Empowerment
Posted on November 17, 2018
Mirror representation rests upon the core idea that in a democracy which is representative of the people it must be comprised, mirrored by, a similar proportion of each segment of the population who brought that government into power. Originally used in the United States as a means for African Americans to feel politically empowered with […]
Treating Dax Cowart
Posted on November 4, 2018
The Dax Cowart case involves many ethical questions and issues ranging from what role physicians should play, to whether or not in this case the physicians made the right decision in treating Dax, even though it was against his decision. It is the goal of this paper to show that the physicians did, in fact, […]
Accountability. Where is it?
Posted on October 27, 2018
All too often politician’s will say one thing then do something entirely different. The need to get support often leads a politician to make claims which either cannot be supported in real terms or for which there was never a true desire to fulfill. Sometimes these statements are made to a wide and large audience […]
China’s Dominance in Pushing the Genetic Engineering Envelope
Posted on October 13, 2018
Hello Ethic Nutters, In the news another first to take note of by China. Remember just a little earlier this year the cloning of primates, well now Chinese scientists have achieved the birth of baby mice by “two mums and no dad”. See the following link for the BBC story: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-45801043 It can be certain, as […]
Kierkegaard and the attainment of faith
Posted on October 11, 2018
Upon first reading, it is apparent that Kierkegaard writing Fear and Trembling pseudonymously as Johannes de Silentio, which translates to John of Silence, is dealing with the teleological suspension of the ethical and yet with a great deal more. In this paper, I will examine the purpose of the book, which I take to be […]
Expanding on Good
Posted on September 15, 2018
The purpose of this brief is to expand on an earlier post which had within it a definition of Good in its abstraction. A unique definition I thought of while studying in my final year at the University of Toronto. The definition of Good as thought by me, recently edited for clarity, is the following: […]
McDate and the Rise of Dating Apps – A Comment
Posted on September 6, 2018
First I want to begin by saying I’m not against Dating Apps, I myself have used them and I know of people who have had really good success with them. As this is a blog about Ethics, I want to think about it in terms of how the process of finding someone, and the frequency […]
Andrew Milroy 