A philosopher argues that wearing masks could be tied to living up to the standards of one’s social group and recognizing that could help in persuading anti-maskers.
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What makes an action ‘good’ or ‘evil’? And are there situations under which lying for a job interview might be justified?
Images of famine or poverty are often used by human rights groups to galvanize support. And they often do. The ethics of these images is a more complex story.
The coworking company, WeWork, has banned meat, citing an attempt to reduce its carbon footprint. For centuries, philosophers have made a moral case against meat-eating.
A scholar explains why there is no one answer. Some pain is devastating, and sometimes such pain responds well to opioids. On the other hand, there is evidence that some physicians overprescribe.
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Director of the Master of Bioethics degree program at the Berman Institute of Bioethics, Johns Hopkins University
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Professor of Philosophy, Arizona State University
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