Ethics without Foundations: the Question of Universalism

The Theological Foundations of Ethics in Sheikh Mufid’s Thought

Because any moral system is organized by a school of thought and belief system, and considering that Sheikh Mofid was one of the pioneers in establishing and organizing the theological and doctrinal school of Imamiyya, the present article has attempted to extract the theological foundations of ethics via content analysis. Hence, Sheikh Mofid’s theological propositions in the fields of epistemol...

Foundations of Information Ethics

A question of ethics.

Ebola, ethics, and the question of culture.

Postprint This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in the [Journal of Bioethical Inquiry] following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version [Komesaroff P, Kerridge I. (2014) Ebola, Ethics, and the Question of Culture (Editorial). J Bioethical Inquiry. Published online: 12 December 2014, DOI 10.1007/s11673-014-9581-9] is available o...

The Question of Ethics in Nanomedicine

Lately, nanotechnology and nanomedicine have achieved tremendous interest and funding, from several entities and directions. Nanomedicine demonstrates great promise for development of medical diagnosis, treatment, and prevention; it also raises various ethical concerns however, there has not been so much study and discussion about social and ethical issues. Nanomaterials are extremely reactive ...