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…]
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…]
CONSTANTIN VICĂ Abstract The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between ethics and politics as it was initially stated by Aristotle in the first two paragraphs (1094a-1094b10) of the Nicomachean Ethics first Book. In the beginning I looked at the anteriority relation as an explanatory pattern used by Aristotle to sketch the … [Read more…]
Lilian Ciachir Abstract “A good conscience is found through prayer and pure prayer through the conscience. Each by nature needs the other”, says St Mark the Ascetic (1977, 123). This interdependence between conscience and prayer shows the divine origin and source of Christian ethics or morality. Following this affirmation, we may say that a … [Read more…]
Mark R. Fries Abstract The private military and security industry has had such a profound impact on modern warfare that it deserves closer attention. The real debate that this article seeks to contribute to is whether or not the use of private military and security companies (PMSCs) is ethical, how it affects our globalized … [Read more…]
Florentina Enea Abstract Understanding how music and emotion co-vary has been the focus for many scholars for a long time, starting with the writings of Ancient Greeks to contemporary thought. Philosophers, musicologists, and cognitive scientists alike have been puzzling on the extent to which music can have an influence on how humans feel, think … [Read more…]