Collective reflective equilibrium, algorithmic bioethics and complex ethics by Savulescu, J

“…This paper describes the concept of algorithmic bioethics as a way of addressing pluralism of values and context specificity of moral judgment and policy, and addressing complex ethics.…”

After revolution : reading Rousseau in 1990s China by van Dongen, Els, Chang, Yuan

“…During the 1990s, following the tragedy of Tiananmen and the decline of socialism, Rousseau served to reflect on China’s twentieth-century trajectory and the disastrous political consequences of collective moral idealism. For Zhu Xueqin, a key question was: Why were the French Revolution and the Cultural Revolution so similar?…”
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Biofuel : impact on global economy. by Ho, Sarah Shu Ching., Seah, Patricia Kai Ling.

“…The biofuel industry contributes to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth by increasing energy supply, mitigates carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, but raising moral issues like creating bouts of food shortage. …”
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Ritual in the Xunzi : a change of the heart/mind by Sung, Winnie

“…Based on these conclusions, I will flesh out an implicit assumption Xunzi might have adopted about a pattern in human psychological constitution so as to further our understanding of Xunzi’s moral psychology.…”
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Reasons and reproduction: gene editing and genetic selection by McMahan, J, Savulescu, J

“…Many writers in bioethics, science, and medicine contend that embryo selection is a morally better way of avoiding genetic disorders then gene editing, as the latter has risks that the former does not. …”

Built to last : the global refugee regime by Ting, Yuanyi

“…Reduced commitment to moral and legal obligations undermines access to refugee protection and compounds global insecurity. …”
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Examining the relationship between antisocial behaviour and team performances in youth sports by Chan, Nicholas Yen Hau

“…Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between antisocial behaviour on team performance in youth sports, the potential implication of its relationship (or lack thereof), and any other potential relationship between moral behaviour and team successes in youth sports. …”
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Pre-emption and prevention : an ethical and legal critique of the Bush doctrine and anticipatory use of force in defence of the State by Brailey, Malcolm

“…From an ethical perspective, the moral reasoning of the just war tradition will be used to demonstrate that whilst many of the claims made by the US are valid, any policy of preventive war targeted against sovereign states cannot be justified. …”
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Compensation for Historic Injustice: Does it Matter how the Victims Respond? by Miller, D

“…They would need to violate a moral norm that is deeply embedded in their culture. 4. …”

Resettlement of Northern Muslims: A Challenge for Sustainable Post-War Development and Reconciliation in Sri Lanka by Yusoff, Mohammad Agus, Sarjoon, Athambawa, Mohd. Zain, Zawiyah

“…In addition, the issue of resettling northern Muslims became highly contested due to lack of proper policies and plans of the government authorities, as well as moral and institutional support from the Tamil community and their polity, opposition, and criticisms from the Sinhalese-Buddhist nationalist forces, and fragmentation within Muslim politics, together with the protracted nature of the displacement. …”
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The early Confucian worry about yuan (resentment) by Sung, Winnie

“…This paper has four main sections: the first section makes textual observations of “yuan” in the early Confucian texts; the second section proposes a Confucian-inspired account of yuan and highlights the psychological state in which one who has yuan sees oneself as object; the third section discusses the problematic dimensions of yuan; the final section discusses the negative implications of the passive stance with respect to contemporary concerns: vulnerability, moral repair, and self-respect.…”
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Incentives and impacts: dissecting individual and collective cheating in organizations by Riyanto, Yohanes Eko, Wang, Yuxin

“…This study sheds light on the complex dynamics of cheating in group settings and the moral calculations behind individuals' choices.…”
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Qualified empathy: the spectator looking/not looking away by Keefe, John

“…As knowing spectators of (mimetic) empathetic moments, we look with a critical distance as well 'feeling in', 'there but for the grace...', or degrees of moral disengagement toward the other as subject-object. …”
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Mediation in a feuding society: an anthropological approach to the process of sasmos in contemporary Crete by Chereji, C, Tsantiropoulos, A

“…The mediators are always men, as are the parties in conflict, and the motivation for mediation is rooted in the ‘moral duty for the communal good’ as the locals claim, which means the prevention of the escalation of interpersonal hostility into an open conflict – crime and its revenge (vendetta) (Herzfeld 1985; Tsantiropoulos 2004, 2008, 2019). …”

Challenges in Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects in Malaysia by Diana Suwardi, Suhana Saad

“…The findings reveal seven key strategic issues in PPP project management, such as accountability; incentives and assistance; values, norms, and prevalence; standards and procedures; good and moral governance; duties and roles; and laws and regulations. …”
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Irreverence intended? Destabilizing ‘intent’ as determinative in discourse around satire at the ECtHR by Hussain, H, Sanghi, S

“…Loosely termed as a form of artistic expression with a ‘moral edge’ to humour, satire ensues a critical complexity for courts to deconstruct due to the perceivable absence of a consistent criteria to adjudicate such cases. …”

The ethics of incompletion : film bodies and absence in the films of Rithy Panh and Joshua Oppenheimer by Chia, Justin Ian Soon Hann

“…This essay analyzes how both presence and absence work within the texts to undercut cinema's ability to resolve ethical and moral quandaries solely within itself, to be essentially incomplete, thereby providing the possibility for any such imperatives to be shifted onto the spectator to grapple with.…”
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Innocent Until Proven Guilty: Addressing Problem of Criminal Investigation in Pakistan by Ghani, Abdul, Ayub, Zainal Amin, Mat Rus, Mukhriz

“…The studies recommend that an advanced system police investigation must be introduced, investigation officer should be scientifically trained, and the sense of professional and moral honesty should be imparted among them. In this way the police investigation system in Punjab, Pakistan can be improved according to the demands of modern time…”
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A scandal in the British Empire: child guardianship, theosophy, sexuality and fatherhood in Besant v. Narayaniah by Tan, Fidellithy

“…The second chapter focuses on Charles Leadbeater, investigating how discussions regarding alleged sexual misconduct, homosexuality, and pedophilia were central to concerns of moral decline in colonial India, Australia and metropolitan Britain. …”
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Microsoft kinect for early education by Tan, Haiwang.

“…These contents can be subject related texts, specially designed images to promote positive learning attitude, moral teaching videos, fancy animations created from book stories or any other kind of contents teachers can think of. …”
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