Analysis and commentary on applied ethics in many fields by the staff of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics
The city of San Jose’s Mayor Matt Mahan proposed the “Responsibility to Shelter Initiative,” which would penalize homeless individuals who refuse shelter three times in the span of 18 months. There are ethical arguments both for and against it.
These men have put their immense wealth behind the populist nationalism of Donald Trump, and culture-war Catholicism in the United States has gone alone for the ride.
- Resources for Addressing a Key Topic in Internet Ethics
Recordings and related readings about dignity online
This resource will provide guardrails for everyday news headlining for headline writers in newsrooms, including news editors, SEO specialists and social media editors.
- Real friends understand each other, even if imperfectly...
The urgent issue, for now, is to avoid distorting our ideas of friendship and human happiness.
Unhoused individuals face a daily struggle to access necessities like food, clothing, and health care. To ensure unhoused people’s access to health care, we must better address the barriers they face.
- Its Framing Power, and Relation to Privacy and Free Speech
Dignity as a word has framing power. It can help expand the listening window when discussing societal challenges such as disparities and injustices. Three reading references for you to explore this possibility.
A recent article titled “Why dignity is a troubling concept for AI ethics,” suggests that AI ethics not use the word dignity any more. It's wrong.
- An upcoming lecture by Shannon Vallor, author of The AI Mirror
Join us on April 29 for this year’s Regan Lecture, addressing AI ethics.
Technologies can change the medium by which people experience personal leadership, but they shouldn’t be allowed to erase the personal connections so important to the human race.
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