Learning to paddle against the current: A commentary on Conrad’s (2019) “Moving upstream in the post-Hoffman era when ethical responsibilities conflict with the law”.

2021 ◽  
Vol 52 (6) ◽  
pp. 643-646
Author(s):  
Sally C. Harvey ◽  
Gerald P. Koocher
Keyword(s):  
The Law ◽  
Ethical Responsibilities

scholarly journals Ethical responsibilities of man toward animal world. The vision of Robert Spaemann

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 181-191
Author(s):  
Józef Kożuchowski
Keyword(s):  
Human Dignity ◽  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
Moral Obligations ◽  
The Law ◽  
Animal World ◽  
Ethical Responsibilities ◽  
Moral Questions ◽  
Robert Spaemann ◽  
Taking Care

The article presents the concept of moral obligations that man has towards animals proposed by Robert Spaemann. Spaemann give reasons for perceiving animal as an object of the law. His analyses present possibilities of solving basic moral questions like for example experiments on animals, animal husbandry, animal slaughter, hunting, interfering into animal's nature and our responsibility for them. Spaemann presents very original arguments for taking care of and responsibility for animals, deriving it from human dignity.

Ethical Challenges: Less About Moral Wrongdoing and More About Communication Breakdown

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 72-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula Leslie ◽  
Mary Casper
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Thickened Liquids ◽  
Communication Breakdown ◽  
Professional Duty ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
The Law ◽  
Personal Case

“My patient refuses thickened liquids, should I discharge them from my caseload?” A version of this question appears at least weekly on the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's Community pages. People talk of respecting the patient's right to be non-compliant with speech-language pathology recommendations. We challenge use of the word “respect” and calling a patient “non-compliant” in the same sentence: does use of the latter term preclude the former? In this article we will share our reflections on why we are interested in these so called “ethical challenges” from a personal case level to what our professional duty requires of us. Our proposal is that the problems that we encounter are less to do with ethical or moral puzzles and usually due to inadequate communication. We will outline resources that clinicians may use to support their work from what seems to be a straightforward case to those that are mired in complexity. And we will tackle fears and facts regarding litigation and the law.

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