This chapter will argue that artificial agents created or synthesized by technologies such as artificial life (ALife), artificial intelligence (AI), and in robotics present unique challenges to the traditional notion of moral agency and that any successful technoethics must seriously consider that these artificial agents may indeed be artificial moral agents (AMA), worthy of moral concern. This...

The credit crisis of 2007 and 2008 has thrown much focus on the models used to price mortgage backed securities. Many institutions have relied heavily on the credit ratings provided by credit agency. The relationships between management of credit agencies and debt issuers may have resulted in conflict of interest when pricing these securities which has lead to incorrect risk assumptions and val...

Conflict and displacement make affected population more vulnerable to HIV infection. Refugees and internally displaced persons, in particular women and children, are at increased risk of exposure to HIV. In Nepal, there is considerable increase in the number of HIV infection since 1996 when conflict started. Along with poverty, stigma and lack of awareness, conflict related displacement, econom...

(NRRI). The views and opinions of the author do not necessarily state or reflect the views, opinions, or policies of the NRRI, NARUC, or NARUC member commissions. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report provides NARUC member commissions with an independent view of the frequency, nature, and effects of government agency participation in the regulatory process. The report is directed toward commissioners a...

BACKGROUND This paper examines client/staff conflict and user involvement in drug misuse treatment decision-making. METHODS Seventy-nine in-depth interviews were conducted with new treatment clients in two residential and two community drug treatment agencies. Fifty-nine of these clients were interviewed again after twelve weeks. Twenty-seven interviews were also conducted with staff, who wer...

Empirical evidence on type II conflicts between controlling shareholders versus minority has not been extensively explored. This study gives new the agency conflict in a scenario of highly concentrated ownership. aims to examine effect Good Corporate Governance mechanism with quality disclosure ownership context The sample were drawn from companies listed Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX). data an...

Drawn from focus groups composed of fifty-five Kurdish young people in Diyarbakır, Başer and Çelik’s article concerns the young Kurds’ description of the Kurdish issue in Turkey and their visions of peace. In recognition of their social and political agency, the article focuses on the Kurdish young people’s framing of both the conflict and peace, based on their individual everyday observations ...