(P & I) The Ethics of Armed Humanitarian Intervention

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Date: 2010-09-21 05:41:50

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Time Travel, Historical Intervention, Ethics, and Human Nature

Here's a thought for those writing SF novels about time travel: The hackneyed plot is always one of those ethically dubious stories about someone deciding to get into the time machine and kill Hitler, or Pol Pot, or Mao, or whoever. [more...]

Date: 2010-08-21 09:36:28

The Ethics of Intervention in Gene-Based Cancer Risk Part2

Paul Steven Miller, University of Washington Daniel Notterman, Princeton University (moderator) Lee M. Silver, Princeton [more...]

Date: 2010-10-03 03:36:01

The Old Jarhead: Political Digest for October 16, 2010

Excerpt: The 527 Harry Reid Votes will file an ethics complaint against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada as early as this Friday. The complaint alleges that Reid violated “the Senate rules of conduct by accepting certain contributions from the top executives of a federal government contractor,” according to a draft of the letter to be sent to the Select Committee on Ethics. At issue is over $100,000 of campaign contributions made by Nevada defense contractor Arcata Associates to both Reid and the Nevada Democrat Party. The small Nevada defense firm recently had a program [more...]

Date: 2010-10-16 12:12:00

China Rediscovers Ethics in Foreign Policy

The Westphalian norm of national sovereignty thus contrasts with the concept of humanitarian intervention or the responsibility to protect; territorial integrity with the more recent norm of self-determination; peaceful coexistence with international efforts to promote human rights in those countries where they are violated; equality with the principle that rogue states should be denied some rights of participation in the international community; and the norm of non-aggression with the use of military action to enforce international norms. Both Westphalian and non-Westphalian norms can easily [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 18:25:00

Early Winter Brings LOTS of Scholarships to You! | Scholarship Options

The Better Business Bureau of San Diego & Imperial Counties conducts this annual scholarship program in conjunction with the BBB Torch Awards for Marketplace Ethics Program. The BBB offers cash scholarships to five students who write the best essays on the importance of ethics. The theme for the essay is “The Importance of Ethics and Integrity in our Community.” Students should write an essay no longer than 400 words about the importance of ethics and integrity in our community. They should discuss their viewpoints and give examples, as applicable. Students may want to discuss how [more...]

Date: 2010-10-18 14:31:54

Social Democracy for the 21st Century: A Post Keynesian ...

In a previous post (see “Was Mises a Socialist?: Why Mises Refutes Himself on Government Intervention”), I reviewed the critique of Mises’s Human Action by George J. Schuller (1950; 1951) and his exchange with Rothbard (1951). It appears that, after George J. Schuller’s (1951) reply to Rothbard, the latter realised that there was a devastating contradiction in Mises’ thought. In Rothbard’s book The Ethics of Liberty (first published in 1982), Rothbard makes a remarkable concession on government intervention: “What can Mises reply to a majority of the public who have indeed [more...]

Date: 2010-10-09 05:02:00

A Humanitarian Assessment of the War in Iraq

This latter point is crucially important for those who wish to see ethics play a greater role in informing American foreign policy. We must illuminate the connection between ethical considerations and tactical outcomes if our perspective is to gain traction. It is regrettable that concern for the Iraqi people's welfare has to be framed in the context of advancing America's strategic interests, but calls to action that rely on emotional appeals have a poor track record. Engaging ethical considerations also allows us to contribute meaningfully to the ongoing debate over metrics—metrics, [more...]

Date: 2009-07-07 20:02:00

A study of the relationship between ethics and business at two ...

Meanwhile, Wyburd (1998) tackles ethical concerns in areas, where for some reasons competition is limited or restricted despite the possible intervention of the government. Necessary measures need to be taken to protect the consumer. [more...]

Date: 2010-10-14 04:52:47

Q&A: What does John McCain have against Catholic Charities and ...

t of Catholic Social Teaching to end poverty and promote social justice.” http://www.usccb.org/cchd/ What is wrong with a young person choosing to work with a Faith Based Group? Faith based programs are something Sen. Obama agrees with the Bush Adminstration on and a program he would expand under his Presidency. Would a McCain presidency see an end to Catholic Groups getting grants under the faith based program? Is it because John McCains spiritual advisor Rev. Hagee hates Catholics? John McCains spiritual advisor has waged an unrelenting war against the Catholic Church. For example, he [more...]

Date: 2010-10-15 02:27:36

Rep. Maxine Waters faces ethics trial over intervention on behalf ...

The House's ethics committee has concluded that Waters likely had a conflict of interest in arranging those meetings, since her husband served on the board from 2004 to 2008, and he had between $250,000 and $500,000 worth of investments in the bank. Last year, the House panel began examining Waters. The report released Monday is a year old but was made public for the first time. The ethics committee has convened a panel that will eventually hold a trial to determine if Waters did, in fact, violate the rules of the House. The report found that Waters may have violated rules regarding conflicts [more...]

Date: 2010-08-02 23:28:03

Global Ethics Corner: Extinction

Global Ethics Corner: Extinction Friday, September 17, 2010 Right-click here to download. Having trouble with audio or video playback? Click here Is life sacred? We go to great lengths to protect it, as nations, in our communities, and with nature preserves. Yet humankind is also destructive. The hunger for agricultural land has an increasing impact on our natural environment. Millions of acres of forest are bulldozed every year, mainly in tropical areas where species are most concentrated. Some of these plant species may have important medical or scientific applications. Well [more...]

Date: 2010-09-17 14:08:00

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