Andy Miah
http://www.andymiah.net/
The homepage of Andy Miah is a portal to an extensive range of Miah's thinking on the topics of ethics of biotechology and new technologies, specifically in relation their use in human augmentation. His website contains around 50 free full-text PDF papers and book chapters on such topics. Sample titles are: 'Justifying Human Enhancement: The Accumulation of Biocultural Capital'; 'Ethical Considerations of Human Performance Optimisation'; and 'Genetic Tests for Ability?: Talent Identification and the Value of an Open Future', among others. The author also maintains active weblogs on: Posthumanism; the medicalisation 'panic' around internet and videogame users; and bioethics in sports.
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Atlas Shrugged
http://www.atlasshrugged.com/
'Atlas Shrugged' is a free website providing materials for the study of Ayn Rand's 1957 novel of the same name. Published by the Ayn Rand Institute, this website provides an accessible study-guide to an influential novel that has sold six million copies and continues to sell 185,000 copies each year. The website is best used after a full reading of the novel, since it contains numerous 'plot spoilers'. The website contains a 'History of Atlas Shrugged', audio commentaries and recordings, a chapter-by-chapter video examination of the themes and ideas to be found in the novel, a full profile of Rand and her works, and links to a handful of selected external websites.
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Ayn Rand society
http://www.aynrandsociety.org/
The Ayn Rand Society (ARS) is "a professional society affiliated with the American Philosophical Association. ... Its aim is to foster the scholarly study by philosophers of the philosophical thought and writings of Ayn Rand." The ARS webpage has details of the ARS Steering Committee, past and current programmes, and details of obtaining membership - the ARS is only open to members of the American Philosophical Association. The ARS website has a reliable full-text essay, titled 'Ayn Rand and Objectivism: an overview', and a short selected biblilography of works by Ayn Rand. The ARS was established in 1987, and it will be a useful contact point for British scholars seeking to contact those working in U.S. universities on aspects of Rand's philosophy, her novels, and her ideas on art.
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BBC News : aids in Africa : the orphaned continent
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/africa/2000/aids_in_africa
This BBC News website depicts Africa's ongoing and serious struggle with the AIDS epidemic. Through resources like correspondents' despatches, audio-video recordings and interviews, it firstly gives an overview of how widespread the problem is in the continent. It then takes a close look at the situation in South Africa, Uganda and Senegal. From there it draws attention to the issue of how and why important drugs are not reaching those who need them most. A factfile on AIDS, a discussion forum and links to the home pages of relevant organisations are also provided. The site is well-presented and easy to navigate. It is an interesting resource for health care ethics' students.
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BBC news : euthanasia special report
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/health/euthanasia/basics.stm
This interesting website on Euthanasia is presented by the BBC using reports from its news archive. The materials are organised into five fact files. The first gives an overview of euthanasia, a glossary of terms, and discusses the legal positions in the UK and Europe. The second puts across the views of those on opposing sides of the debate and of the medical profession. The third file studies a number of high profile cases including that of Dr David Moor, Annie Lindsell and Mary Ormerod. The fourth reports on what happens elsewhere particularly in jurisdictions that have legalised euthanasia. Attention is also drawn to the case of Dr Jack Kevorkian who was a strong proponent of physician-assisted suicide. The final file looks at the future and considers the position in law and practice, and issues like terminal care and the ageing population. The website also contains some reports that are available in audio and video forms, and offers links to the home pages of pro-life and pro-choice organisations and to websites dealing with the issue from the religious and medical perspectives.
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Belgian act on euthanasia of May, 28th 2002
http://www.kuleuven.ac.be/cbmer/viewpic.php?LAN=E&TABLE=DOCS&ID=23
This website provides the (unofficial) English translation of the Belgian Act on Euthanasia originally issued at Brussels on the 28th of May 2002. The Act contains 16 sections in all and euthanasia is there defined as "intentionally terminating life by someone other than the person concerned, at the latter's request". Other provisions include those on: the conditions for performing euthanasia and the procedures to be followed; advance directives; the need to notify the Federal Control and Evaluation Commission within 4 working days of performing the act; and the composition and responsibilities of the Commission. The resource, which is maintained by the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, would be useful for those seeking to learn how the subject of euthanasia is treated in other countries.
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Cambridge Genetics Knowledge Park
http://www.cgkp.org.uk/
The Cambridge Genetics Knowledge Park (CGKP) is one of six genetics knowledge parks nationwide. This website, which informs visitors of their work, contains the following three main sections: Public Health Genomics; CGKP and Industry; and Cambridge Genetics. Viewers are allowed to download their newsletter from here without charge. They can also find news about vacancies and the park's outreach programme; and be connected to a list of ethical e-scenarios. The centre is directed by Ron Zimmern. This resource would be of interest to students of medical ethics and researchers.
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Canadian Medical Association journal : ethics
http://www.cmaj.ca/collections/index.shtml#ethics
This website holds a useful compilation of works published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) which relate to Ethics. The collection, which contains pieces dating from the late 1990s onwards, has over 300 articles in all. These are helpfully divided into the following sub-headings: Bioethics for Clinician Series; Competing Interests, Conflicts of Interests; Confidentiality; End-of-Life Decisions; Informed Consent; Organ Donation; and Other Ethics. The collection is up-to-date and its contents can be accessed without charge. Researchers and students of medical ethics will find this resource interesting.
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Center for ethics and social justice
http://www.luc.edu/ethics/
This is the official website for the Center for Ethics and Social Justice at Loyola University Chicago. The center was established in 1991 to encourage the integration of ethics throughout the university and the production of ethics-based programs and initiatives. It is directed by Dr William French. This website provides information about the center's history and mission, and the activities it has undertaken to date (e.g. ethics competition for undergraduates; conferences; workshops; and outreach programs). Also available are: a downloadable article on outcomes-centered ethics teaching and annotated links to online resources in ethics and social justice. An interesting site for those researching in these areas.
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Centre for applied philosophy and public ethics
http://www.cappe.edu.au/
The Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics (CAPPE) is a collaborative effort between the Australian National University; Charles Sturt University and the University of Melbourne. It receives funding from the Australian Research Council and is directed by Professor Tom Campbell. The centre's work is organised into six main research areas: Business and Professional Ethics; Criminal Justice Ethics; Ethical Issues in Biotechnology; Ethical Issues in Political Violence and State Sovereignty; IT and Nanotechnology: Ethics of Emergent Technology; and Welfare Ethics. This homepage informs visitors about the work which the centre carries out in each of these areas. There are also details about the centre's publications; recent events; and a selection of media articles and comments. Visitors are able to access audio and video recordings of events like conferences and public lectures; and the centre's annual reports. Links are provided to relevant websites.
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Contact : consciousness in interaction
http://linus.media.unisi.it/cirg/contact/
'Contact: consciousness in interaction' is the online hub of a cross-disciplinary international research project, part-funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), and is part of the 'Consciousness in a Natural and Cultural Context' programme. Contact seeks to question "the assumption that conscious experience must be explained by the brain by itself, as opposed to the embodied brain in interaction with environments, both natural and social." There is a full outline of the project, and the teams. There are profiles of the six different research teams, and hyperlinks to their respective websites. About 20 full-text draft papers are available for download. There is a diary of the project's conference schedule, and details of opportunities to join the project.
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Culture machine : generating research in culture and theory
http://www.culturemachine.net/
Culture Machine is an initiative which seeks to advance research and scholarship in culture and theory. For this, they provide an open access international peer-reviewed electronic journal dedicated to cultural studies (ISSN: 1465-4121). It publishes articles and reviews relating to British, Australian and American work in culture and theory that extends the boundaries of its field (but it also welcomes submissions outside these areas). The ejournal is published annually, whilst reviews are published on an on-going basis. All contents are freely available from this website. A section called 'InterZone' is a supplement to the electronic journal, publishing new and experimental research all year round. Each Culture Machine ejournal has a theme. Recent themes have included: Biopolitics; Community; the e-Issue (future of electronic literature; e-archive project; art history; literary ghosts); the Ethico-Political Issue (politics, ethics, radical democracy, aesthetics); Virologies: Culture and Contamination (poesis, atopoesis, autopoethics; nanotechnology; science fiction; artificial life); the University Culture Machine (Jacques Derrida; literature and philosophy; deconstruction; hypertext; future of humanities; academic publishing). A further supplement is a cultural studies electronic archive (CSeARCH) which provides visitors with access to other resources in this area. The website also includes detailed information about the editorial board and the submission process.
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Disability and disadvantage : re-examining topics in moral and political philosophy
http://parrcenter.unc.edu/events/seminars/disabilityconference/
This website describes an AHRC-sponsored workshop ‘Disability and Disadvantage: Re-examining Topics in Moral and Political Philosophy’. The workshop, which took place in 2007, aimed to advance the moral and philosophical discussion of disability and disadvantage beyond the traditional themes of quality of life and decisions over bearing healthy children. In doing so, it hoped to use considerations of disability to derive important insights overlooked by mainstream discourses in mainstream philosophy. The website lists the workshop programme and participants, but unfortunately access to discussion papers is restricted by password.
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Diversity syllabi project
http://www.apaonline.org/governance/committees/diversitysyllabiproject/inde
The American Philosophical Association (APA) Diversity Syllabi Project Web page offers a collection of sample syllabi for philosophy courses focusing on various aspects of the theme of diversity. Specific topics include: African American Philosophy; American Indian Philosophy; Asian Philosophy; Feminist Philosophy; Philosophical Perspectives on Disability Studies; Race and Multiculturalism; Peace and Social Justice/Philosophy of Law; and Gay and Lesbian Philosophy. Much of the material is hosted on site, but there are also a few links to external sources (some of which, unfortunately, are broken). The APA hopes that this site will encourage other instructors to develop courses of their own in these various fields, or to incorporate elements from these topics into more general philosophy courses.
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Earth charter initiative
http://www.earthcharter.org/
The Earth Charter Initiative website describes a worldwide project devoted to promoting and implementing 'fundamental principles for building a just, sustainable and peaceful global society in the 21st century'. Its contributors are international experts, local community groups, non-governmental organisations, professional societies, and youth groups. In addition to material for a general audience, the website provides some excellent resources for researchers: the most useful area for scholars is the Resources section, which offers a substantial virtual library. This includes the Earth Charter itself, documentation on its creation, transcripts of speeches, essays, articles, and conference papers, as well as teaching materials for all levels of education and information on groups and projects arising from the Earth Charter's programmes. A useful site for those with an interest in environmental and social ethics.
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Earthlight magazine
http://www.earthlight.org/
Earthlight is a free online collection of fully referenced articles, reviews and essays, 'exploring the encounter of spirituality and ecology in our time'. It will be of most interest to researchers in literature, religion and ecology who are interested in the relationsips between science, faith and creativity. Beautifully and thoughtfully presented, this website offers insights into various aspects of ecological, environmental and spiritual thinking, with attractive artwork giving a virtual magazine format. A comprehensive archive offers access to past and recent issues, each with its own theme. Themes include 'Critical Habitat', 'The Shamanic Responses', 'Making Peace with Time' and 'The Many Faces of Activism'. There are also special issues on 'Earthsaints', devoted to pioneers of the environmental movement, including Rachel Carson, Henry David Thoreau and Thomas Merton, and 'New Story', which considers the universe and humanity from the perspective of 'The Universe Story' by Brian Swimme and Thomas Berry. Articles are available from Thomas Berry, as well as Nina Simmons, Dennis Rivers and Cindy Spring. This is a well-presented and comprehensive resource, offering both scholarly and personal responses to environmental concerns from a spiritual perspective.
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Enviroethics list
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=enviroethics
The enviroethics discussion forum for environmental ethics was set up by the JISCmail, the National Academic Mailing List Service in 1994. The site houses an archive of all information and messages sent to the list from 1998 onwards. Posts include conference announcements and calls for papers, short articles, and relevant news items. Searches can be conducted using the user-friendly facility provided. The archives are publicly available, but posting to the list and accessing some other areas of the site requires registration. Information is provided about how to join, leave, post to, and manage the list.
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ETHICOMP journal, The
http://www.ccsr.cse.dmu.ac.uk/journal/
The ETHICOMP Journal (ISSN: 1743-3010) publishes papers from the ETHICOMP international conference series on computer ethics and social responsibility. This website offers tables of contents and abstracts of all material published since 2004. Access to the full-text of articles can be obtained by free registration. The following are amongst the titles published: 'Computer ethics activities for use in introductory computer science courses'; 'Does the accountancy profession provide an ethical role model for the computing profession?'; 'The global culture of digital technology and its ethics'; 'Computers as surrogate agents'; 'The need for an applied computer ethics network'; 'Ethical issues for the virtual university'; 'Ethical implications of computer technology for librarians'; and 'Teaching ethics embedded in technical subjects'. The journal is published quarterly, and is edited by Professor Simon Rogerson and Dr Ben Fairweather of De Montfort University, UK.
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Euthanasia
http://www.minvws.nl/en/themes/euthanasia/
This website on Euthanasia is maintained by the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport. The resource gives visitors a useful overview of the law introduced in 2002 which makes it no longer punishable for doctors in the Netherlands to terminate their patients' lives at the latter's request, provided certain guidelines are observed. A brochure containing information on the Act can be downloaded from the site, as can a copy of the report which evaluates the legislation. Also available are discussions on: the significance of informing patients about end of life issues; palliative care; and the termination of life of neonates. An interesting resource for students of medical ethics.
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Global ethic foundation
http://www.weltethos.org/dat-english/
This is the homepage of the Global Ethic Foundation. The organization, which is based in Germany, was founded and funded by Count K. K. von der Groeben. It seeks to promote inter-cultural, interreligious and inter-denominational initiatives around the world. This website, which is accessible in English, French, German and Spanish, informs visitors of their history, mission and activities. It contains the full-text of the 'Declaration Toward a Global Ethic' which can be downloaded in 15 languages and that of 'A Universal Declaration of Human Responsibilities'. It also provides a bibliography of publications on global ethic and reviews of books on this area. Other resources include a chronicle of events and annotated links to relevant websites. This would be an interesting resource for those researching on the role of religion in peace-building.
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Global ethics
http://www.globalethics.bham.ac.uk/
This is the homepage of the Centre for the Study of Global Ethics at the University of Birmingham. The centre was established in 2001 to address practical and theoretical issues posed by globalisation. It is directed by Professor Tom Sorrell, the John Ferguson Professor of Global Ethics at the university. This homepage gives a brief introduction to some of the moral questions that arise from globalisation and the academic programmes offered by this multidisciplinary centre. It also informs visitors about the research projects and consultancy work undertaken by their staff; and the public seminars and conferences they organise. Conference reports can be downloaded from the site. It also takes them to the homepage of the centre's publication, the Journal of Global Ethics. From here, they may view the table of contents of all issues published since June 2005. Links are further provided to relevant websites.
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Human tissue authority
http://www.hta.gov.uk/
This is the homepage of the Human Tissue Authority (HTA), a body established by the Human Tissue Act 2004. It regulates the removal, storage, use and disposal of human bodies, organs and tissues from living and deceased donors for research, transplantation, education and training purposes. This website contains information about the activities undertaken and events organised by the HTA. It also makes available numerous resources that would be of use to students of medical ethics. These include: the HTA's Code of Practice; FAQs; downloadable publications (e.g. annual reports; leaflets; e-newsletters; meeting papers); model consent forms; a glossary of terms; media releases; and news stories. The site, which is accessible in English and Welsh. is sponsored by the Department of Health and contains a search engine.
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Institute for global ethics
http://www.globalethics.org/
The Institute for Global Ethics (IGE) is an independent, non-sectarian and non-profit-making organisation established in 1990 in Camden, Maine. It aims to promote ethical action in a global context. This home page informs visitors about: the services they offer (to corporations, the education sector, non-profit organizations, individuals, foundations and governments); the products they have in store (e.g. books, whitepapers/reports, curricula, workbooks, DVDs/videos, CD-Roms and audiotapes); membership details; and news of upcoming events. A range of online resources are made available and these include the following: a list of FAQs; official documents; the institute's annual reports; book excerpts; full-text access to 'Ethics Newsline' - the institute's weekly newsletter which offers commentaries on the latest news in ethics from around the world; and a number of case-studies on ethical dilemmas in Business, Education, Children and Family, Medical, Philanthropy, Personal and Military contexts.
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Inter-disciplinary.net : hostility and violence
http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/probing-the-boundaries/hostility-and-viol
Inter-disciplinary.Net's Hostility and Violence hub is a website which brings together research into the nature and role of hostility and violence in contemporary life, and explores how violence is portrayed in media, art, and literature. The hub is home to a number of discrete projects: War, virtual war and human security; Violence and the contexts of hostility; and Persecution. Project archives are available, plus details of past and forthcoming conferences and other project activities, and ebooks of a number of volumes of conference proceedings are also available via the Publishing section of the parent site. The projects bring together academics from a range of disciplines, to explore philosophical, historical, theological, literary, cultural, political, and other perspectives on the issues under consideration.
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International journal of philosophical practice
http://www.aspcp.org/ijpp/
The International Journal of Philosophical Practice (IJPP) is the official journal of the American Society for Philosophy, Counseling and Psychotherapy (ASPCP). Full text in PDF is available free of charge from volume one, number one onwards. Philosophical practice refers to the application of philosophical theories, skills and methods in professional and work contexts. This includes the non-academic deployment of philosophical training in a variety of professional areas including business, mental health, law, medicine and politics. The journal concentrates on publishing articles that contribute to an improved understanding of the nature and value of philosophical practice in all its forms. It also publishes reviews of recent books that raise issues and problems of philosophical practice.
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