Tag: ethics

Study finds ‘moral enhancement’ technologies neither feasible nor wise

From the North Carolina State University press release: A recent study by researchers at North Carolina State University and the Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM) finds that “moral enhancement technologies” —… Read more »

Study suggests people sensitive to sexual disgust more likely to be Kantian

From the University of Helsinki press release: Every person has both utilitarian (consequentialist) and Kantian (duty- or rule-based) moral intuitions, which are activated in different situations in different ways. The… Read more »

Assisted dying for psychiatric disorders: Serious public health impact

From the Canadian Medical Association Journal media release: Offering medical assistance in dying to people in Canada on the basis of psychiatric illnesses could put vulnerable people at risk, argues a… Read more »