Sentences with phrase «in ethical debate»

Sometimes these people are outright scammers, sometimes it's debatable whether these people are actually helping or hurting self - published authors, and sometimes there's legitimate gray areas in the ethical debate.

The film never gets bogged down in an ethical debate over the consequences, but it is the most thought - provoking idea in a nearly thought - free movie.

But if science is misrepresented or issues are misunderstood, there is a danger that the public will be misled when taking position in an ethical debate.

In addition to his research, he is an active participant in the ethical debate surrounding genetically modified organisms (GMOs).

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I just wish I could believe that the people pushing the «ethical oil» label for my country's oil were doing it to advance the debate, rather than to score points in it.

He endeavours to assert a core and important role for Christianity in shaping our ethical debates surrounding these issues, and deplores the contemporary perception that religion ought to play no part in contemporary political debates and discourse.

Ethical debates asking the Frankenstein's Monster questions will increase in value as genetic manipulation and bio-technology integration grow.

Faith was a persistent theme in the presidential race, and moral and ethical questions surrounded budget debates, mass killings and an unexpected focus on «religious freedom.»

Although political and ethical proposals similar to his are being discussed, it is not clear that his is an influential voice in the debate.

The past forty years have brought a recovery of the idea of just war in Christian ethical discourse, and this has invigorated a larger engagement with the just war idea in policy debate, in the military sphere, in philosophical thought, and in dialogue between moral reflection and international law.

The intense debate in the United States since September 11 about the meaning, history, and contemporary applicability of just war theory» much of it conducted in the pages of First Things» has been instructive and for the most part at a high level of conceptual and ethical sophistication.

We can see the presupposition at work whenever we listen in on ethical debate.

Ethical issues were not discussed in my childhood home, life's answers were considered to be clear and self - evident, leaving little room for discussion, much less for debate.

The context of the theological and ethical debate has always been dialogical interaction in which voices from all parts of the oikumene joined, and which have expanded over the years to include more and more partners.

Fellow legislator Senator Angus King, an independent from Maine, referred to the ongoing debate over immigration in Congress as «a unique opportunity for us to carry out our moral and ethical responsibilities at the same time as we carry out our legal and political responsibilities.»

A prolific writer on the theological, philosophical and ethical issues related to the faith - science debate, Jaki's work can safely be summarised as the intentional repudiation of the modern, secularist agenda which seeks to place science and Christian faith in radical, philosophical and historical opposition.

Ethical debates about the conduct of war have long questioned the legitimacy of «force protection» as an operating principle for those engaged in armed conflict.

Whether dating Spitzer would in fact impact Smith's performance as a de Blasio communicator — and whether it is ethical to make employment decision on those grounds — is up for debate.

In 2004, she was elected a Fellow of the AAAS in recognition of her «sustained contributions to the national debate over improving the practical handling of ethical, legal, professional and administrative issues as they affect scientific research.&raquIn 2004, she was elected a Fellow of the AAAS in recognition of her «sustained contributions to the national debate over improving the practical handling of ethical, legal, professional and administrative issues as they affect scientific research.&raquin recognition of her «sustained contributions to the national debate over improving the practical handling of ethical, legal, professional and administrative issues as they affect scientific research.»

Neuroscientists like Greene and Cushman are bringing a whole new perspective to the debate by revealing the underlying biology at work in the brain when it grapples with ethical decisions.

Prof. Gordon Pipa, a senior author of the study, says that since it now seems to be possible that machines can be programmed to make human like moral decisions it is crucial that society engages in an urgent and serious debate, «we need to ask whether autonomous systems should adopt moral judgements, if yes, should they imitate moral behavior by imitating human decisions, should they behave along ethical theories and if so, which ones and critically, if things go wrong who or what is at fault?»

The ability to keep human embryos developing in the lab for almost 2 weeks — achieved for the first time this year — should provide new insights into very early human development, and generate debate on whether ethical limits on studying embryos in culture should be extended.

Public debate over the ethical issues raised by medical advances is likely to be rekindled in France by three bills being presented to parliament in the coming weeks.

At the same time, ethical debates about using human embryos in experiments sprang up in all sorts of public forums.

In the heated ethical debates over embryonic stem cells, Parkinson's disease often figures large.

► The potency of new gene - editing technologies presents new ethical quandaries for scientists — as demonstrated by the debate following an announcement that a Chinese team had altered genes in a human embryo.

The potential of this alternative technique did not alter their view of the ethical issues involved in the stem cell debate, but it did change their view of the ongoing public argument.

The participants in our focus groups agreed almost unanimously that although the debate was very important, it was also a shame that such an argument is necessary; all said they would welcome the possibility of a technical means to avoid the ethical problem.

As long as ethical principles and biomedical advances are in tension, it is hard to see how the deep internal contradictions in public attitudes could resolve themselves, and therefore how today's biotechnology debates could come to any stable end.

Gersbach acknowledge ethical concerns in using CRISPR for addressing genetic mutations in human embryos, but argued that CRISPR's role in correcting mutations via sick individuals» tissues «is not under debate.»

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But ever since cerebral organoids were first created from stem cells in 2013, they have ignited an intense ethical debate, including about whether they can suffer, feel pain, or be conscious — and whether they have human rights.

In Ethical Issues in Synthetic Biology: An Overview of the Debates, the authors examine how the ethical issues raised by a variety of emerging technologies are often similar and familiaIn Ethical Issues in Synthetic Biology: An Overview of the Debates, the authors examine how the ethical issues raised by a variety of emerging technologies are often similar and faEthical Issues in Synthetic Biology: An Overview of the Debates, the authors examine how the ethical issues raised by a variety of emerging technologies are often similar and familiain Synthetic Biology: An Overview of the Debates, the authors examine how the ethical issues raised by a variety of emerging technologies are often similar and faethical issues raised by a variety of emerging technologies are often similar and familiar.

The ethical aspects of reprogramming, especially the possibility of human cloning, were more widely debated, even in the US Congress.

Thus, in the past five years, much of the scientific and ethical debate about somatic cell nuclear transfer has focused on its two potential applications: 1) for reproductive purposes, i.e., to produce a child, or 2) for producing a source of ES cells for research.

Not only did it spark ethical debates about wearing fur, it also left us wondering what would happen if she did in fact have sweaty soles and the fur became damp.

An entertaining, troubling, and still relevant documentary, Koko: A Talking Gorilla sheds light on the ongoing ethical and philosophical debates over the individual rights of animals and brings us face - to - face with an amazing gorilla caught in the middle.

But to take it to ethical task for Jewish representation results in a dead end: the film could easily fan the flames of either side of the debate.

«London Has Fallen» wastes no time debating the justness of such a collateral damage - inflicting remote attack — thereby delivering a definitive answer to the drone - centric ethical question at the heart of next week's «Eye in the Sky» — because, like its»90s forbears, it embraces the hardline notion that there's a fundamental moral difference between the actions of America (and its allies) and its sadistic adversaries.

Introductory lesson exploring ethical debates in relation to the concepts of good and evil.

In the first place, the modelling of the ethical practice totally misunderstood by the first westerner tibetologits of the XIXth century, analyzed briefly by the linguists, the practice of the debate is often perceived as a simple formal learning of the logic.

Lesson that deals with the ethical arguments for and against fertility treatments, in particular, debating the ethics of saviour siblings.

A Look at an International Debate from Legal, Ethical, and Pedagogical Points of View» Studies in Philosophy and Education 20, pp 213 — 223, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2001.

A Look at an International Debate from Legal, Ethical, and Pedagogical Points of View» Studies in Philosophy and Education 20, 213 — 223, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2001.

I've touched on ethical questions about classroom discipline, promotion and retention practices, civic and moral education in ideologically fraught times, and school closure debates.

* Continue to look for opportunities in stories to raise questions for ethical debate.

Our plan is grounded in the following two premises: 1) When purposefully synchronized with one another across multiple forms of media («cross-media»), children's and adolescents» exposure to high quality youth - oriented social and ethical story content, i.e. stories of substance specifically about character development, compassion, and courage (CCC), is a powerful way to promote youth academic achievement and ethical values; 2) Especially if these stories, told and «read» across media, in their various genres (human interest, biography, history and historical fiction, civic engagement, coming of age, social change, spiritual awakening, moral issues, etc.), are «taught» by «educators» (broadly defined) using an «evidence - based» pedagogy that A) makes use of peer to peer, and adult facilitated group discussion and debate as a primary form of instruction, and B) takes advantage of access to the texts of the story that are made available cross-media (narratives, scripts, videos, etc.) to foster students» critical thinking and ethical reflection skills.

• How can schools prepare students to take part in the political, social, and ethical debates already being stirred by technology - driven changes in the economy?

Young people will read and research facts around the ethical implications of human intervention in the preservation of species before preparing for and taking part in an organised debate on the motion ««this house believes that humans should do everything that they can to save creatures.

There was a desire to bring together young people from across the field of play to explore issues which transcend all roles in sport and reveal complex moral dilemmas and ethical debates across coaches, athletes and officials.