Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Benjamin Ghasemi
Summary: Ethical concerns surrounding trophy hunting reflect different ethical perspectives. While these perspectives may lead to different conclusions, they may ultimately converge in opposition to trophy hunting. The paper suggests that authorities and policymakers should address these ethical concerns seriously and look towards the future.
Article
Education & Educational Research
Tom Harrison, Gianfranco Polizzi
Summary: The majority of adolescents aged 13-16 tend to use virtue ethical reasoning when making moral decisions online. Therefore, policymakers, educators, and parents should focus on promoting character and virtue-based approaches in digital citizenship education to reduce online incivility.
EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Christopher A. Bobier
Summary: Some ethicists believe that virtuous individuals living in affluent societies would not eat animals due to their concern for animal suffering. However, the author argues that virtuous individuals in affluent societies may consume animals occasionally, as their virtues of compassion, temperance, and justice may motivate them to do so.
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL & ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS
(2021)
Letter
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Fides A. del Castillo
Summary: This paper argues that public health must be grounded in ethical virtues, especially in response to the negative impact of the coronavirus disease 2019. The virtue of compassion is proposed to overcome the effects of the pandemic, aiming to provide a more positive response to future generations.
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Ethics
Marina Budic, Marko Galjak, Vojin Rakic
Summary: This study examines public attitudes towards moral bioenhancement among volunteers in Serbia, revealing that factors such as means of moral enhancement, education level, and preference for ethical theories do impact public attitudes. The research isolates four factors - general-closeness, fear of change, security, and voluntariness - that influence respondents' views on this topic, providing insights that can inform policies and deepen understanding of public attitudes. Looking into different facets of attitudes towards moral bioenhancement improves and expands the debate.
BMC MEDICAL ETHICS
(2021)
Article
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Laurence B. McCullough, John Coverdale, Frank A. Chervenak
Summary: This paper discusses the definitions and distinctions of compassion and empathy in 18th-century British medical ethics, and explains how to teach these qualities for their application in clinical practice.
Article
Dermatology
Sisi Wang, Jinghui Song
Summary: This paper discusses the ethical dilemmas faced by Chinese nurses in dealing with the confidentiality and disclosure of information related to STD patients. Based on Chinese cultural tradition, the paper presents eight steps to solve this dilemma using ethical principles and philosophical theories. The conclusion emphasizes the importance for nurses to respect patients' autonomy while also considering the current situation and making targeted decisions.
CLINICAL COSMETIC AND INVESTIGATIONAL DERMATOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Wen Ying Jin, Ming Peng
Summary: The studies revealed that in Chinese culture, individuals tend to associate others' moral judgments with warmth and competence, depending on the type of moral judgment expressed. This association is influenced by social roles and expectations in the society.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Business
Bruce W. Klaw, Don Mayer
Summary: This article examines the confused state of U.S. insider trading law, discusses the ethical implications, and refutes common arguments for legalizing insider trading, ultimately concluding that insider trading constitutes a moral wrong of cheating that needs to be addressed from a moral perspective.
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS ETHICS
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Xiyou Chen, Zhihui Wu, Bin Zhan, Daoqun Ding, Xiangyi Zhang
Summary: This study examines the relationship between alexithymia and moral decision-making in sacrificial dilemmas. The results show that individuals with higher levels of alexithymia tend to have a greater preference for utilitarian judgments and weaker sensitivity to moral norms.
PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH AND BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Andrew J. T. George
Summary: This article discusses the ethical issues related to pig to human cardiac xenotransplantation, including risks/benefits, animal welfare and rights, fair allocation and resource utilization concerns. The author proposes an alternative approach based on virtue ethics, exploring the virtues of justice, courage, temperance, practical wisdom, and clinical curiosity to reflect on clinical practices in this field.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Ben J. M. Ale, David H. Slater, Des N. D. Hartford
Summary: Even during a pandemic, there are conflicts of interest between individuals and society. Actions that prioritize patients' interests may have negative economic implications for the State, leading to illogical and inhumane strategies that are mistrusted by the public. Social media sentiments on vaccinations often reflect this dilemma. The article emphasizes the need for individual consideration in difficult decisions and recognizes the lack of universally acceptable ethical solutions.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Zhongquan Li, Liuping Gao, Xia Zhao, Bingchao Li
Summary: This study investigated the influence of acute stress on moral judgment using the CNI model, finding that stressed participants tended to make more deontological judgments, were more sensitive to moral norms, and had a higher preference for inaction compared to the control group.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Ethics
Matthew Hammerton
Summary: The article rejects the traditional tripartite division in ethics and proposes three independent divisions: the neutral/relative division, the normative priority division, and the maximizing division. This alternative approach better captures the main concerns of normative ethicists and helps advance comparative ethics research and explore theoretical possibilities.
INQUIRY-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Experimental
Lucius Caviola, Stefan Schubert, Andreas Mogensen
Summary: The study found that people tend to support one-off decisions to save individuals who contribute more to society, rather than following general rules. Despite controlling for various factors, this generality effect remains significant and occurs across diverse contexts.