morality
The Science of Morality
There is a trolley hurtling on a track towards five people. On an alternate track, another man is standing. You can pull a switch and cause the trolley to switch to the alternate track and kill the other man, saving five people. What do you do? Traditionally, the study of morality has been the province [...]
Stem Cell Research: Effects of the Patenting Landscape
Ever since stem cell research began in the late 1900’s, the field has been fraught with a variety of issues including bioethics, funding, and general skepticism. The debate on stem cells has been unrelenting, and policies on the field are usually contentious topics during political campaigns. Apart from bone marrow transplantation [1], all other potential [...]
Healthcare Reform: Confounding Moral Obligation and Supererogation
In the aftermath of signing the new healthcare bill into law this March, President Obama has presumptuously hailed the reform a measure that “represents a basic middle-of-the-road solution to a very serious problem” as well as one that “incorporates ideas from both Democrats and Republicans.”[1] Really? What “middle-of-the-road” solution fails to gain even an inkling [...]
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