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Tag Archives: Ethics
After Thought
Can computers think? According to cyberspace expert James Bailey, the power of intellectual development is in transition and computers will soon no longer be merely our tools but our intellectual companions. Bailey, was invited to talk about his new book, After Thought: The Computer Challenge to Human Intelligence, as a part of the series of discussions on the history, culture, and ethics of information technology with the cooperation of the Computerworld Smithsonian Awards Program.
Writing Spaces
In a continuing series of programs produced in collaboration with the Computerworld Smithsonian Awards Program and devoted to the history, culture, and ethics of information technology, Jay David Bolter, a classics scholar and cyberspace expert, is featured. His most recent book is Writing Space, an account of how computers are reshaping conventional notions about books, the nature of writing, and textual and visual literacy.
Brave New Worlds Part 2
“Transgenic medicine is on the cutting edge of scientific research and practice, but it is also highly controversial. (A transgenic organ is a pig liver laced with human genes that functions like a dialysis machine for human patients.) Jeffrey Platt and Jeremy Sugarman of Duke University Medical Center, Michael Fox of the Humane Society of the United States, and novelist Allan Gurganus discuss the ethics and social implications of transgenic animals.” [Wayne Pond]
Brave New Worlds Part 1
“Transgenic medicine is on the cutting edge of scientific research and practice, but it is also highly controversial. (A transgenic organ is a pig liver laced with human genes that functions like a dialysis machine for human patients.) Jeffrey Platt and Jeremy Sugarman of Duke University Medical Center, Michael Fox of the Humane Society of the United States, and novelist Allan Gurganus discuss the ethics and social implications of transgenic animals.” [Wayne Pond]
Do You Read Me?
“According to the distinguished literary critic Denis Donoghue [NHC Fellow 1991-92, 1995-98], to stress reading in American education today sounds dated, almost quaint. But without proper emphasis on what Donoghue calls ‘disinterested reading’ as a means to exercise the moral imagination, American schools run serious risks.” [Wayne Pond]
Independence Day
“In his new novel, Independence Day, Richard Ford again brings us the memorable voice of Frank Bascombe, the central character of Ford’s highly acclaimed earlier novel, The Sportswriter. Over a July 4th weekend, we listen as Frank reflects on love, marriage, fatherhood, and middle-class ethics in modern America. Publishers Weekly says that Ford’s writing ‘comes as close as possible to the Great American Novel’ for our times.” [Wayne Pond]
Learning Online
Part of the series of discussions on the history, culture, and ethics of information technology with the cooperation of the Computerworld Smithsonian Awards Program.
Big (Con)Science
Tom Regan talks about moral philosophy and mass culture. Robert Smith discusses the history, the importance, and the perils and rewards of big science in American society.
Biotech Ethics Part 2
A discussion of the ethical, scientific, and commercial implications of the Human Genome Project.
Biotech Ethics Part 1
A discussion of the science and the ethics underscoring the Human Genome project, the Federal Government’s multi-million dollar effort to map the human genome.
Scrolls and Scriptures
Jan Shipps and Henry Bowden discuss changing perspectives about the religious identity and denominational history. Eric Meyers discusses the meaning of the Dead Sea scrolls and the ethics of scholarship in the 1990s.
Morals and Motives
Patricia Greenspan discusses guilt and social ethics. Michael Ruse discusses sociobiology and human behavior.
Medicine and Social Ethics Part 2
A discussion of medicine, public policy, and medical education.
Medicine and Social Ethics Part 1
A discussion of medical ethics and the mapping of the human genome.
Mind and Body; Commentary on the Ethics of the Physician-Patient Relationship
Mind and Body presents a staged reading of an adaptation of a story by William Carlos Williams, the American physician and writer (1883-1963). The production featured Amy Abbott Pappageorge as Ingrid, Tim McMillan as the Author, Joseph Keasler as the Young Physician and Martha Edwards as Emily. It was produced and directed by Richard Robeson and recorded at Sound Logic Studios, Raleigh, NC.; Eric J Cassell comments on the ethics of the physician-patient relationship.