The book offers in-depth philosophical analyses of key concepts that underpin human social behavior. It explores the fundamental categories that shape social actions, providing insights into the motivations and implications of these interactions. Through a thoughtful examination, it aims to enhance understanding of the complexities of social dynamics and the philosophical foundations that influence them.
This book explores the dual-use dilemma in life sciences, highlighting the ethical challenges researchers face when their work can be used for both beneficial and harmful purposes. It is the first comprehensive examination by professional ethicists, addressing the implications of research that could lead to bioterrorism or other malicious uses.
The book presents a novel philosophical framework that explores contemporary social institutions and the ethical dilemmas they face. Seumas Miller delves into the complexities of these institutions, offering insights into their roles and the moral questions arising within modern society. Through this exploration, readers are invited to rethink the foundations of social ethics and the implications for institutional practices.
This study is principally concerned with the ethical dimensions of identity management technology - electronic surveillance, the mining of personal data, and profiling - in the context of transnational crime and global terrorism. The ethical challenge at the heart of this study is to establish an acceptable and sustainable equilibrium between two central moral values in contemporary liberal democracies, namely, security and privacy. Both values are essential to individual liberty, but they come into conflict in times when civil order is threatened, as has been the case from late in the twentieth century, with the advent of global terrorism and trans-national crime. We seek to articulate legally sustainable, politically possible, and technologically feasible, global ethical standards for identity management technology and policies in liberal democracies in the contemporary global security context. Although the standards in question are to be understood as global ethical standards potentially to be adopted not only by the United States, but also by the European Union, India, Australasia, and other contemporary liberal democratic states, we take as our primary focus the tensions that have arisen between the United States and the European Union.
Focusing on the philosophical and ethical dilemmas faced by police organizations, this book delves into the pervasive issue of police corruption and strategies for combating it. It emphasizes the role of an integrity system, which encompasses oversight bodies and internal affairs departments, to uphold moral rights. Key concepts explored include various forms of corruption and moral responsibility, alongside critical ethical concerns such as investigative independence and the efficacy of integrity tests. The work aims to provide a normative framework for understanding and addressing police corruption.
Exploring the complexities of dual-use science and technology, the book begins with an explanation of the dual-use concept and delves into collective knowledge and ignorance. It introduces a theory of collective responsibility, highlighting the ethical implications of scientific advancements. The narrative is further enriched by in-depth analyses of four critical industries: the chemical sector, nuclear power, cyber-technology, and biological sciences, each presenting unique challenges and responsibilities in the context of dual-use concerns.
Provides distinctive theoretical analyses of issues in corruption, collective responsibility and integrity systems, and applies these in various public- and private-sector settings. The result is a wide-ranging, theoretically sophisticated yet empirically informed work on institutional corruption and how to combat it. It will interest philosophical theorists as well as practitioners.