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by Subramaniam Vincent, director of Journalism and Media Ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. We are dedicated to helping media producers, journalists, product designers, members of the public, and critics develop ways to address pressing -- and persistent -- ethical dilemmas that continue to have wide-reaching consequences for us ...
The Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University cites ethicist John Rawls, who defines the common good as “certain general conditions that are…equally to everyone’s advantage” [ 12 ]. They give examples of the common good like affordable public health care, effective systems for public safety, peace among nations, a ...
Markkula Center for Applied Ethics Santa Clara University 500 El Camino Real Santa Clara, CA 95053-0633. Phone: 408-554-5319 Fax: 408-554-2373 email: ethics@scu.edu. Please visit our staff page for individual contact information.
Yael Kidron is the director of Character Education at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. Views are her own. The last year in the news has stirred discussion about values such as tolerance, respect, and integrity. According to a Gallup poll, 81 percent of Americans today believe that moral values of society are only “fair” and “poor ...
Religious and Catholic Ethics. Faith Formation. The Liturgical Year. The liturgical year of the Roman Catholic church is often referred to as the Year of Grace, meaning that people should celebrate their unbounded love of God at all times in all places. The year begins with the first Sunday of Advent – four weeks before Christmas.
Resources. Ethical Issues in Dealing With Seasonal Influenza. Comments on The Ethics of Staying Home. Santa Clara University policy during the 2009 epidemic. Sarah Ludwig created these case studies on seasonal influenza when she was a senior at Santa Clara University as her Honzel Fellowship project at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. 1.
by Margaret McLean, senior scholar of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. Bioethics involves a reflective, careful examination of issues that arise in biology and medicine, such as end-of-life decision making, DIY biology, biohacking, genetic testing, and the new possibilities of gene editing. It spans a large range of activities that may ...
