Sentences with phrase «ethical issues of life»

It is not old - fashioned to think about parenting and concern for children as among the central ethical issues of life, says Bateson.

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Most public debate concerns ethical issues such as the beginning and the end of life, or the permissibility of certain sexual behaviors.

There are other issues, such as the ethical dimension of scientific and medical advances, and issues of integrity in political and business life.

To the person concerned with the ethical dimension of living it is not satisfying simply to say that alcoholism is a sickness, implying that the ethical issue has thereby been eliminated.

Such issues as slavery, the status of women, and political freedom, the virtues of scientific honesty and integrity, the freedom of the spirit in worship, all such ethical concerns which have grown in significance throughout Christian history are in part at least implicit in the new life, but they are not explicit, and the reason for that must be sought in the historical situation into which the Gospel came.

Aristotle considered (prime) matter to be unintelligible andnon - being» Fourth, developments in genetic engineering will pose a challenge both ethically and metaphysically in the way man deals with attempts to manipulate life (and change it) via cloning, hybrids, and the integration of human (organic) and machine technology (via nano - technology); issues of conscience, soul, purpose, intelligence, memory and morality will require the Church to articulate competently its understanding of the human person in order to provide an ethical voice.

Even though these changes affect the daily life of all Christians, many pastors seem unable to lead a congregation in theological reflection about ethical issues.

But there are several points that deserve special emphasis here: (1) «The radical new view of alcoholism, not as a disease but as a «central activity in heavy drinkers» way of life,» as described by Herbert Fingarette... clearly has transforming implications for conceptualizing and dealing with the ethical issues in alcohol addiction....

Christian and Jewish leaders addressed issues of genetic research during President Jimmy Carter's administration, promoting a report called Splicing Life, issued by the President's Commission for the Study of Ethical Problems in Medicine and Biomedical and Behavioral Research.

For issues relating to the meaning of life, people turn to their religious and / or ethical traditions.

There is renewed interest in religious and spiritual figures — men and women whose lives stand out because of their character and commitment — and in moral and ethical issues.

Camus's affirmation that humanity can get along without God in an ethical way of life defines the critical issue which a Christian doctrine of love must meet.

The core issues that properly concern theologians and pastors, as Cobb knows, have to do with the kind of theological - ethical glasses one wears as one attempts to discern the moral and spiritual meanings of the data, to see in what respects they comport with our deepest understanding of how God wants us to live in the world.

His leadership and guidance led to the establishment of a world center that serves as a home for scholars and fellows, from both the humanities and the sciences, to pursue interests in education and research on ethical and policy issues in the life and social sciences, in medicine and in the professions.

The topic of Information Science and Technology (IST) and Human Rights is enormous and covers all ethical and human rights issues related to the life cycle of all types of information, from its creation and instantiation through its organization, management, preservation, to its dissemination (in any form, including oral communication), evaluation and use.

Although the GP - write project could spur the development of brand - new types of cells that could make valuable fuels and drugs, it has come under scrutiny for its initial secrecy and the potential ethical issues that could arise as a consequence of the research, such as the creation of unnatural life forms.

The goal of building new life forms also invokes a cortège of societal and ethical issues that young scientists must be willing to stand up to.

However, in the wake of fatalities from gene therapy and other technologies, as well as the potential for cancers associated with stem cell transplants, governments are understandably nervous about safety issues — not to mention the ethical maze of tinkering with fledgling life.

«There's a real ethical issue with the production of eggs and the condition that caged birds live in.

The crisis of ethical long - term care for the elderly might be the most important issue we took up in terms of how it affects the lives of pretty much all the families in the United States.

Clinicians and researchers have raised ethical questions about the transplant, as well as concerns about whether Dinoire was stable enough to give informed consent for the procedure — which dips into uncharted issues involving the relationship between the face and personal identity — and for the regimen of immunosuppressive drugs she must now take for the rest of her life.

Join us on Thursday, 18 April, at 3 p.m. EDT on this page for a live Google Hangout on the scientific, legal, and ethical issues affecting genetic privacy in the age of personal genomes.

DC Science Cafe says the speaker will discuss «the promise and perils that come with these new means of designing life and the ethical issues and implications they foist upon us.»

Spotlighting farmers who have pushed backed against industrial agriculture with more humane practices, Eating Animals offers attainable, commonsense solutions to a growing crisis while making the case that ethical farming is not only an animal rights issue but one that affects every aspect of our lives.

This set of resource includes: • 6 attractive PowerPoint presentations which lead the class through each of the lessons • Fun and thought provoking activities and discussion starters, worksheets and questions to reinforce the learning • 6 differentiated homework tasks • A mark sheet which allows pupils to track their own progress • An end of unit test to prepare the students for exams or can be used as a form of assessment • A complete teacher's guide including easy to follow lesson plans • An answer booklet to help the teacher along The lessons are: Lesson 1 — Looking into ethical and moral dilemmas such as driverless cars and the impact of technology on modern life Lesson 2 — More ethical dilemmas including the ratings culture, medical apps, sharing personal data and cyber bullying Lesson 3 — Environmental issues with technology and how organisations and individuals can reduce these effects Lesson 4 — The Computer Misuse Act 1990 Lesson 5 — The Data Protection Act 1998 Lesson 6 — Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 For more high - quality resources written by this author visit www.nicholawilkin.com

«Sanctity of life» is the starting point in a series of resources addressing the application of ethical theory to contemporary issues of importance.

Digital citizenship is the term the world of K12 education has adopted to describe the many ethical and character education issues associated with living a digital lifestyle.

Werlin seamlessly blends solid characters, intrigue, and thoughtful consideration of a troubling ethical issue in a first - rate thriller — part sf and part coming - of - age novel — in which a clever, obsessed kid unearths a terrifying secret that changes his life.

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The foundations of ethical conflict in issues such as end of life care for pets and futile / non-beneficial care for animals are discussed, using the presenter's experiences as a specialist in both bioethics and pain / palliative care.

Rounds focus on common clinical situations, pragmatic solutions, ethical issues, and the integration of professional and personal life.

Around 1990, just 12 years old, I was getting to and participating in environmental discussions (children's summits and Austrian national TV shows offering teenagers a chance to give speeches and discuss ethical issues on live television), going to Germany to the Children's Summit in 1991, organized by the magazine «natur»; in 1992 I tried to make it to Rio, and the feeling around then was one of urgency, public support, amazement and hopefulness about the young people who were going to change things.

Accountants, engineers, geologists and medicos do it all the time but these venal climate low life want to avoid the same ethical standards for what they claim is the biggest issue of all time.

The founder, a Canadian living in England, says «For me, social enterprise means that you have a social ethical issue at the core of business.

Tamsin Lejeune, the founder of the Ethical Fashion Forum (EFF), introduces EFF, the Ethical Fashion Movement and the issues behind it at Clothes Show London, 2010 - followed by a LIVE demonstration by the DRESS DOCTOR.

Because Sacramento is the state capital of California we had a very robust and well - thought - through field placement program where students would have the opportunity to extern in either state government or regulatory agencies or otherwise in what I call the hub - and - spoke model where they would go out into their field placement, come back into a hub, discuss, process, analyze under supervision either the ethical issues they were facing in those environments or other practice issues, and I think that helps prepare them for the transition into life beyond law school as well as allowing them to create the opportunities to meet people in those working environments, understand what it meant beyond the law school to be in that working environment, beyond just a kind of summer type of experience.

The overall effect of the billable hours system evidently poses a serious ethical issue, as many legal practitioners across the profession experience a significant decrease in their quality of life, which affects both their mental health and their capacity to perform in the workplace.

The appellants assert the courts are institutionally superior to Parliament to address the moral and social dilemmas inherent in the AS / E issue.l [31] CCD / CACL respond that the considered judgment of Parliament to maintain legislation which underpins a social paradigm based on respect for the lives of all Canadians, however disabled, is entitled to great deference.l [32] These interveners further respond that courts are ill equipped to overule Parliament's position on moral or ethical issues, unless that position inherently violates the Charter.

Without exception, I found the courses taught by practitioners to be far more interesting — the focus wasn't on the principles derived from cases, or the progression of historical development of the law — but on real cases and the day to day issues that they faced — what kinds of cases come up most often, what procedural issues delay cases, and how to work around them, real life ethical issues of clients who lie, or don't pay, or harass their lawyers — which judge thinks (or decides) which way — how to help a client that won't do what they need to do to get their kids back (and not get too involved at the same time).

Because there is no live ethical problem in the case of these individuals in these circumstances does not mean there is not an ethical issue.

The trial judge considered at length the history of the provisions, practices in other jurisdictions and the increasing body of medical and ethical literature relating to end - of life issues.

Ethical issues frequently arise in health care, according to a March 2013 article on the ANM Healthcare website, which noted quality, access, an ethical workforce, end - of - life care, and the allocation of scarce resources as major health care topics facing AmericansEthical issues frequently arise in health care, according to a March 2013 article on the ANM Healthcare website, which noted quality, access, an ethical workforce, end - of - life care, and the allocation of scarce resources as major health care topics facing Americansethical workforce, end - of - life care, and the allocation of scarce resources as major health care topics facing Americans today.

The approved course shall be live or online and shall include: a) Kentucky law governing the practice of marriage and family therapy, both KRS Chapter 335 and 201 KAR Chapter 32; b) Theories of supervision; c) Ethical issues involved in supervision; and d) Supervisor responsibilities such as logs, treatment planning, and recording.