Dear ethical Stonyhurst ethicists, here is a wee blog to help you on your ethical way. You will find a whole lot of different interesting, fascinating and educationally enriching stuff ranging from newpaper articles to essay writing tips. Have a look on a regular basis to keep up to date with notes and news. Do let us know if you can think of anything you would like to see! Happy pontificating, The ethical Stonyhurst ethics team.
Tuesday, 21 February 2012
Abortion and mental health....
A pro-lifer's experience of a pro choice meeting: http://whyiamprolife.blogspot.com/2012/02/undercover-at-pro-abortion-meeting.html
Saturday, 18 February 2012
Organ Donation
There are numerous moral and theological questions surrounding organ donation. If you needed an organ because one of yours had failed, would you accept one? It might be an opportunity for good to come from a tragic event. One might see it as a great act of love. Or, one might argue that it is important to preserve the integrity of the human body because all people are made in the image and likeness of God.
Like we ask the question, 'when does life begin?' -we also ask the question of when does life end? When a persons' heart stops? When they are brain stem dead? Or is it enough to be in a PVS?
Should people be compelled to donate organs? Should people who donate organs be able to specify what sort of person their organs might go to?
Check out 'The Moral Maze' on radio four Saturday 18th February.
Mlane
Friday, 10 February 2012
Thursday, 9 February 2012
Are we living beyond our means?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16918000
A2 ethicists check this story out - it is relevant to our next topic!
A2 ethicists check this story out - it is relevant to our next topic!
Thursday, 2 February 2012
Newman on conscience
This should really be in our notes section. Rhetoric, make sure you can articulate Newman's concept of the illative sense.
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