Ana Bazac Abstract Historically, the social bodies – meaning not only social positions, but also the consciousness of this status – have constituted in the late Western Middle Ages as two kinds of urban social-professional categories in their relationship with the state. The first category was that of guilds of artisans, merchants and bankers, … [Read more…]
Jove Jim S. Aguas Abstract The present world is being shaped by emerging realities, realities that could hardly be categorized as cultural, political, economic or technological because they transcend or cut across these contextual boundaries. These realities include globalization, multiculturalism, interdependence and integration. While the present generation or people recognize and are more cognizant of … [Read more…]
Radu Simion Abstract The aim of this paper is to present a theme situated within applied ethics studies, the ethics of geoengineering. Research on this subject has gained a boost in the last few years, when the inevitable debates concerning global warming have created a practical scenario, applicable in the future, a daring and provocative … [Read more…]
Constantinos Athanasopoulos Abstract In the following paper, I will discuss three key issues: a) Is there a spiritual challenge for an Orthodox working and living in Europe? b) What is New Atheism and does it present a challenge for the traditional European values system and the Orthodox in particular? c) What can be the … [Read more…]
Dan Chițoiu Abstract Traditions (spiritual or not) are seen as vital for preserving cultural identity in a particular area, as much as personal and communitarian one. Yet the meaning of Tradition is changing because of human society’s continuous evolution. This fact constitutes a paradox and a provocation: preserving traditions is a creative act, this being … [Read more…]
Harald Stelzer Abstract Climate engineering (CE) research and possible deployment raise many important ethical, societal, and political issues. Intuitions play an important role on how these questions are perceived. They not only inform many of the arguments that are currently dominating the philosophical debate but also link our normative evaluation of CE to certain … [Read more…]
Fiona J. McEvoy Abstract Members of the general public may think that terms like ‘Big Data’ are only of relevance to technology geeks and Silicon Valley executives. The reality is that so-called “datafication” marks the beginning of a new human epoch that will have huge implications for all of us – especially generations being … [Read more…]
John Farina Abstract Religion plays a vital role in civil society today that finds warrants in Plato and in the political theories of Guissepe Mazzini. The process by which religion enters a culture is not a simple one in which the sacred and the secular are opposed but a dynamic process, suggested by the … [Read more…]
Julian Savulescu Abstract Technological doping, like using gears in cycling, aerohelmets, or computers, shows us that doping can assist the human striving to be better. It can express and bring out talent. Our rules to limit enhancement needs to be based on the balance of reasons. Sport, and life, ought to preserve 4 values: … [Read more…]
Koji Tachibana Abstract Some skeptics question the very possibility of moral bioenhancement by arguing that if we lack a widely acceptable notion of morality, we will not be able to accept the use of a biotechnological technique as a tool for moral bioenhancement. I will examine this skepticism and argue that the assessment of … [Read more…]