scholarly journals 疾病是倫理中性的嗎？

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-50
Author(s):  
Jue WANG
Keyword(s):  
Human Nature ◽  
Medical Profession ◽  
Good Reason ◽  
Moral Obligations ◽  
Digital Commons ◽  
The Relationship

LANGUAGE NOTE | Document text in Chinese; abstract in English only.Professor Xianglong Zhang’s paper challenges contemporary bioethical discourse by foregrounding questions that have been ignored by modern theorists. One of these questions is whether illness is “ethically neutral.” In my paper, I offer three distinct perspectives on this question. First, I frame the question of ethical neutrality by considering the meaning of illness. Second, I clarify the relationship between ethics and illness. Finally, I discuss the role of illness as a metaphor for aspects of our social and ethical lives. The behavior of the medical profession is commonly linked with moral obligations. There is good reason to believe that the metaphorical relationship between medicine and moral discipline reflects a core dimension of human nature and thus offers useful insights into Wang’s “ethical cure.”DOWNLOAD HISTORY | This article has been downloaded 80 times in Digital Commons before migrating into this platform.

The nature and role of morality in situational action theory

2020 ◽  
pp. 147737082097709
Author(s):  
Jennifer Barton-Crosby
Keyword(s):  
Human Nature ◽  
Action Theory ◽  
Moral Rule ◽  
Personal Morality ◽  
Rule Breaking ◽  
Situational Action Theory ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Perception Of Action

For situational action theory (SAT), morality is key to the definition of crime and the explanation for why and how acts of crime happen: acts of crime are acts of moral rule-breaking and personal morality guides individuals’ perception of moral rule-breaking as an option before controls become relevant. However, the nature and role of morality in SAT can be misread. Within this article I respond to misinterpretations of the theory by elaborating and adding further context to the concept of morality in SAT. I contend that the root of misunderstanding is grounded in alternative assumptions regarding human nature: SAT assumes a fundamentally rule-guided human nature, whereas the prevailing view within criminology is that people are primarily self-interested. In this article I delineate SAT’s assumption of a rule-guided human nature and set out how this assumption informs the definition of crime and personal morality in the theory. I further specify the nature and role of morality in the perception of action alternatives, and in so doing distinguish SAT from theories that view constraint as the measure of morality. Finally, I develop and clarify SAT’s position on the relationship between morality and the law.

scholarly journals BEATING BROKE BY GETTING OUT? EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERSONAL DEBT AND COMMUNITY-OUTMIGRATION

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-47
Author(s):  
Alyssa Gerhardt ◽  
Karen Foster
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Good Reason ◽  
Place Identity ◽  
Extant Literature ◽  
Migration Decisions ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Peripheral Regions

Scholarship on young people’s geographical mobilities tells us that young adults move away from their childhood communities for a complex mix of economic “push-pull” reasons, including relationships, aspirations, attachments to place, identity, and belonging. In this abundant research, particularly that which focuses on youth outmigration from rural and peripheral communities, there is surprisingly little attention paid to an issue that is top-of-mind for many young adults today: personal debt. In this paper, we draw insights from extant literature on youth mobilities to make the case for a greater examination of the role of personal debt in young people’s migration decisions. We hypothesize that youth and debt increase a person’s likelihood of moving away from peripheral regions. We test this hypothesis using data from a 2019 survey of Atlantic Canadians and find some support for it, and some interesting nuance, suggesting that there is good reason to examine debt’s role in youth mobilities in greater detail.

Canaries or Colonials? The Reduced Prominence of the ‘Overseas Judges’ on Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal

2022 ◽  
pp. 1-31
Author(s):  
Stuart Hargreaves
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Good Reason ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Independent Judiciary ◽  
The Status ◽  
One Country Two Systems ◽  
The One ◽  
Systems Framework ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Typically one member of a sitting panel of Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal is a senior jurist drawn from another common law jurisdiction. In the Court's early years, these ‘overseas judges’ were responsible for writing approximately one quarter of the lead opinions across a vast range of cases. This article demonstrates, however, that this practice has changed. The overseas judges now write a smaller share of lead opinions and no longer write lead opinions related to issues of fundamental human rights or the relationship between Hong Kong and the rest of China. This article suggests this change has been made for good reason. Though valid questions about the legitimacy of the role of the overseas judges can be made, they also continue to perform a valuable communicative role regarding the status of Hong Kong's judicial independence under the ‘one country, two systems’ framework. A recent rise in attacks on overseas and other ‘foreign’ judges in Hong Kong can be understood as part of a broader project that seeks to constrain the role of the independent judiciary. By continuing to invite overseas judges to sit on the Court of Final Appeal but reducing their public prominence, the Court has sought not only to reduce avenues for attacks on the legitimacy of particular decisions, but to protect the autonomy and independence of the judiciary more broadly.

The Role of Character in Business Ethics

1998 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 547-559 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edwin M. Hartman
Keyword(s):  
Business Ethics ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Good Life ◽  
Good Reason ◽  
Psychological Explanation ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Moral Principles ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Technical Terms

Abstract:There is good reason to take a virtue-based approach to business ethics. Moral principles are fairly useful in assessing actions, but understanding how moral people behave and how they become moral requires reference to virtues, some of which are important in business. We must go beyond virtues and refer to character, of which virtues are components, to grasp the relationship between moral assessment and psychological explanation. Virtues and other character traits are closely related to (in technical terms, they supervene on) personality traits postulated by personality psychologists. They may therefore be featured in respectable psychological explanations. But good character fits no familiar psychological pattern. A person of good character is sufficiently self-aware and rational that his or her virtues are not accompanied by the vices that psychologists find usually associated with them. A course in business ethics can help develop this self-awareness, which a good life in business requires.

scholarly journals 儒家和諧文化與新冠疫情應對

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-158
Author(s):  
Jue WANG
Keyword(s):  
Human Society ◽  
Ethical Values ◽  
Confucian Culture ◽  
Digital Commons ◽  
The World ◽  
National Capacity ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Mutual Responsibility

LANGUAGE NOTE | Document text in Chinese; abstract in English only.This paper addresses the relationship between politics and ethics from the perspective of the Confucian culture of harmony and argues that it is untenable to ignore the supporting role of Chinese ethical values by attributing China’s achievements in fighting the epidemic to merely the capacities of governance. What the world might learn from China in combating COVID-19 is not only the so-called “national capacity,” nor the theme of trust, but also some deeper moral insights, such as how to cultivate a sense of mutual responsibility in people and regions around the world. These insights have proven to be important ethical resources that human society urgently needs in the post-epidemic era.DOWNLOAD HISTORY | This article has been downloaded 5 times in Digital Commons before migrating into this platform.

scholarly journals MARXISM AND THE THOUGHT OF HUMAN LIBERATION AND DEVELOPMENT

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bui Xuan Dung
Keyword(s):  
Human Development ◽  
Human Nature ◽  
Turning Point ◽  
The Political ◽  
Modern Age ◽  
The One ◽  
Nature And Society ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Human Liberation

Born and raised in a time when the movement for human and society liberation was growing and urging to have a scientific theory to lead the way, and certain material and thought arguments were also ripe for such theory at the same time, with the wisdom of a scientist and the political view of a revolutionary, K. Marx became the one to initiate and develop a scientific and revolutionary doctrine of human, liberation of human and society, and comprehensive human development. This doctrine of K. Marx created not only a revolutionary turning point in the concept of man and human nature, the relationship between human, nature and society, the position and role of human in the development of human history and the cause of human liberation and comprehensive human development, but also the long-lived vitality of Marxism in modern age. <p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0774/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

Environmental Public Health Law: Three Pillars

2011 ◽  
Vol 39 (S1) ◽  
pp. 34-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard J. Jackson ◽  
Timothy F. Malloy
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Medical Profession ◽  
Science And Policy ◽  
Environmental Public Health ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Law And Science ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Organizing Principles

Most people dread being the subject of interest for doctors, scientists, regulators, and lawyers. While we may joke about the arrogance of the medical profession and the aggressiveness of the legal field, both lie at the core of environmental public health (EPH). They are inseparable, sometimes complementary and other times in tension. The role of medicine and science in EPH is clear, but their relationship with law is often opaque. Yet in no other area of public health, from infectious and chronic disease prevention to providing health care in underserved communities, is law so central as an instrument and partner. In this article we explore the relationship of law and science in the broader context of EPH, beginning with an overview of potential goals and challenges. We then offer three organizing principles that inform and guide the integration of law, science and policy in EPH.

Agriculture: A Fundamental Principle

1990 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Paul Hanley
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
Human Nature ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Fundamental Principle ◽  
Economic Viability ◽  
Agricultural Systems ◽  
The World ◽  
The Relationship

Proper agricultural development is a “fundamental principle” conductive “to the advancement of mankind and to the reconstruction of the world” For this reason, Bahá’u’lláh instructs us to give “special regard” to agricultural development, but to a form of development shaped by and serving the goals of unity, justice, equity, and sustainability. The task of building a new social and economic order is associated with the redesign of food and agricultural systems, locally and internationally. A survey of the Bahá’í writings imparts vision of appropriate leading values for agriculture to ensure that development results in both ecological and economic viability. The survey further consider some of the implications for agriculture of the human/nature relationship, the role of women, the role of science and technology, and the relationship between globalism and local community development.

scholarly journals Kojève y Deleuze: antropología y ontología en el absoluto hegeliano

2010 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julián Ferreyra
Keyword(s):  
Political Philosophy ◽  
Human Nature ◽  
Political Organization ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
Siglo Xx ◽  
The Relationship

RESUMENEl artículo se propone estudiar el rol de la apropiación de Hegel en la filosofía política francesa del siglo XX. Analizaremos de qué manera el énfasis de Kojève en la antropología, de Hyppolite en la ontología y de Weil en la teoría del Estado, implican diferentes visiones de la relación entre metafísica, naturaleza humana y organización política. y a partir de allí, intentaremos proponer una nueva lectura de Hegel, recurriendo a la matriz interpretativa de Deleuze (a pesar su habitual encuadre como anti-hegeliano).PALABRAS CLAVE ANTROPOLOGíA FILOSÓFICA, ONTOLOGíA, ESTADO, IDEA.ABSTRACTThis article aims to study the role of Hegel’s appropriation in the French political philosophy of the XX century. We will analyze in which manner the emphasis of Kojève in anthropology, of Hyppolite in ontology and of Weil in the theory of State, imply different visions of the relationship between metaphysics, human nature and political organization. On that basis, we will propose a new reading of Hegel, through the interpretative matrix of Deleuze (even though he is usually regarded as anti-Hegelian).KEYWORDSPHILOSOPHICAL ANTHROPOLOGy, ONTOLOGy, STATE, IDEA.

Choosing a Markov blanket

2020 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Parr
Keyword(s):  
Markov Blanket ◽  
Target Article ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract This commentary focuses upon the relationship between two themes in the target article: the ways in which a Markov blanket may be defined and the role of precision and salience in mediating the interactions between what is internal and external to a system. These each rest upon the different perspectives we might take while “choosing” a Markov blanket.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document