Moral Theology and Guns in the United States: Staging an Encounter by Michael R. Grigoni, Cory D. Mitchell

“…Yet, there exist few sustained treatments of guns in the United States by moral theologians and Christian ethicists. This essay introduces the _Journal of Moral Theology_ special issue on guns in US American life, which aims to stimulate theological reflection on this timely and pressing issue. …”
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Social Structures and Global Public Health Ethics by Daniel Daly

“…The author relies on critical realist social theory because it provides an account of social reality that enables global public health ethicists to understand the causal mechanisms that perpetuate the suffering of the poor. …”
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Battlefield ethics training: integrating ethical scenarios in high-intensity military field exercises by Megan M. Thompson, Rakesh Jetly

“…There is growing evidence that modern missions have added stresses and ethical complexities not seen in previous military operations and that there are links between battlefield stressors and ethical lapses. Military ethicists have concluded that the ethical challenges of modern missions are not well addressed by current military ethics educational programs. …”
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Forging a relational approach: Best interests or human rights? by Herring, J

“…It accepts that both approaches raise concerns for relational ethicists, but both have the potential to develop promising line of argument. …”

Sleep softly: Schubert, ethics and the value of dying well by Wilkinson, D

“…That is partly because the topic of mortality has long been reflected on by artists as well as philosophers and ethicists. It is also because, as we will see, there may be some useful parallels to draw.…”

3rd ICTs and Society Meeting; Paper Session - Theorizing the Internet; Paper 4: A Methodological Reflection on Converging Technologies and Their Relevance to Informa-tion Ethics by Pak-Hang Wong

“…In light of converging technologies, there is a clear sense that ethicists of various technological domains are coming together. …”
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Typology and Verbal and Book Characteristics of Moral Original Research Principles with Emphasis on the Qur'an and Hadiths by MOHAMMAD JAVAD FALLAH

“…One of the most important issues for ethicists is to obtain ethical principles. Ethical principles, while they can organize the moral policy of a moral system, are also effective in solving moral challenges. …”
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Christian Ethics and Liberation from Below: A Way of Doing Theological Ethics in Brazil by Alexandre Martins

“…Considering the theological diversity of the region, the author focuses on a theological ethics developed in Brazil, especially the dialogical methods of Brazilian Catholic ethicists gathered by the Brazilian Society of Moral Theology. …”
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Shortcomings and inadequacies of autonomy argument for euthanasia by Malik, Mohammad Manzoor

“…However, pertaining to terminally ill patients, this right becomes very problematic in regards to end of life decisions. Utilitarian ethicists motivated by materialistic worldview and individualism have made patient autonomy based arguments for the permissibility of active euthanasia. …”
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On gene editing and its uses: the views of the public by Gaskell, G, Bard, I, Allansdottir, A, da Cunha, R, Eduard, P, Hampel, J, Hildt, E, Hofmaier, C, Kronberger, N, Laursen, S, Meijknecht, A, Nordal, S, Quintanilha, A, Revuelta, G, Saladié, N, Sándor, J, Santos, J, Seyringer, S, Singh, I, Somsen, H, Toonders, W, Torgersen, H, Torre, V, Varju, M, Zwart, H

“…Rapid advances in genome editing, including CRISPR-Cas9 endonucleases, and their potential application in medicine and enhancement have been hotly debated by scientists and ethicists. Although a veto on germ line gene editing has been proposed1, the use of gene editing on human cells in the clinical context remains controversial, particularly for interventions aimed at enhancement2. …”

Stoicism and Christian Ethics by Elizabeth Agnew Cochran

“…This article familiarizes the reader with major contours of contemporary scholarship on the Stoics’ import for Christian ethics and suggests possible directions for constructive scholarship through which contemporary Christian ethicists may continue to engage the work of the Stoics.…”
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Ethics and the payment of research subjects by Beckford, L, Broome, MR

“…This payment is referred to as inducement. Medical ethicists consider inducement to be undue if it can lead to the subject not adequately considering the risks to themselves of taking part in the research or if they withhold information about themselves so as to meet the inclusion criteria for the study. …”

Bubbles under the wallpaper: healthcare rationing and discrimination by Beckstead, N, Ord, T

“…This approach has been attacked by disability-rights advocates, policy-makers, and ethicists on the grounds that it unjustly discriminates against the disabled. …”

Love and Do What You Want: Augustine’s Pneumatological Love Ethics by Mac S. Sandlin

“…This raises the question as to how Augustine can offer such a maxim given humanity’s tendency to love so poorly. Aimed at ethicists and theologians with only a general knowledge of Augustine, this paper examines Augustine’s approach to ethics and its relationship to his theology of the Holy Spirit. …”
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Can digital tools foster ethical deliberation? by Joanna Sleigh, Shannon Hubbs, Alessandro Blasimme, Effy Vayena

“…This research enhances our understanding of the potential role that digital tools can play in supporting ethical decision-making processes, offering valuable insights for ethicists, educators, government organizations, and private institutions seeking to develop, deploy, or utilize such tools.…”
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Working towards ethical management of genetic testing. by Parker, M, Lucassen, A

“…Clinical ethics committees and clinical ethicists can act as a useful focus for such training and advice if their role is seen to be genuinely supportive by health professionals and patients. …”

Catholic Peacebuilding in Times of Crisis: Introduction by Caesar A. Montevecchio

“…The hope is that they help set the table for additional conversation between these areas of praxis and thought, as the work of moral theologians and theological ethicists is vital for making peacebuilding a living part of the church’s mission.…”
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Translational Medicine is developing in China: A new venue for collaboration by Marincola Francesco M, Wang Ena, Wang Xiangdong

“…It is, therefore, critical and important to define and promote Translational Medicine among clinicians, basic Researchers, biotechnologists, politicians, ethicists, sociologists, investors and coordinate these efforts among different Countries, fostering aspects germane only to this type of Research such as, as recently discussed, biotechnology entrepreneurship. …”
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Governance of dual-use research: an ethical dilemma by Michael J Selgelid

“…Though the dual-use dilemma is inherently ethical in nature, the majority of debates about dual-use research have primarily involved science and security experts rather than ethicists. It is important that there is more ethical input into debates about the governance of dual-use research.…”
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What is Morality? Pascal's Heartfelt Answer by Giorgio Baruchello

“…Despite his enduring fame as a scientist and a thinker, Blaise Pascal's moral philosophy has received very little attention by modern Anglophone ethicists, who have written instead endless volumes on the epistemology of his wager—itself a piece of apologetics and an early example of game theory. …”
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