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Human moral systems

Nussbaum is concerned particularly with the differences between moral systems that allow for the passions and attachments of human life and closed, self-sufficient moral systems that achieve "moral safety and rational power at the expense of a fully human life. Plato, depending upon how one interprets the Symposium, is an exemplar of the latter, and Aristotle an exemplar of the former. [Pg.425]

A generally accepted definition of the Precautionary Principle has never been brought forward. According to a popular definition (Wikipedia 2006) The precautionary principle is a moral and political principle which states that if an action or policy might cause severe or irreversible harm to the public, in the absence of a scientific consensus that harm would not ensue, the burden of proof falls on those who would advocate taking the action. The precautionary principle is most often applied in the context of the impact of human actions on the environment and human health, as both involve complex systems where the consequences of actions may be unpredictable. ... [Pg.44]

In rodents, two different isoforms of the 5-HT3 receptor exist, termed 5-HT3a and 5-HT3b. While the majority of 5-HT3 receptors, in particular in the central nervous system, seem to be homomers of 5-HT3a subunits, heteromers may exist as well, particularly in the peripheral nervous system. Nevertheless, the expression and functional relevance of 5-HT3B subunits remain to be resolved (Morales and Wang 2002 van Hooft and Yakel 2003). In addition, several novel subunits have been cloned from other species, including humans, but their functional relevance still needs to be established (Kamovsky et al. 2003 Niesler et al. 2003). [Pg.491]

All errors in politics and morals are based on philosophical errors and these in turn are connected with scientific errors. There is not a religious system nor a supernatural extravagance that is not founded on ignorance of the laws of nature. The inventors, the defenders of these absurdities could not foresee the successive perfection of the human mind. Convinced that men in their day knew everything that they could ever know and would always believe what they then believed, they confidently supported their idle dreams on the current opinions of their country and their age. [Pg.166]

Animal, and even more so human, experiments are handicapped by restrictions that nature and moral attitude impose. For example, it is difficult to direct changes in intrathoracic pressure, generated by compression of the thorax, to particular organs while excluding others. Similar difficulties apply to alterations in air pressure caused by the respiratory system. These examples may be supplemented by any number of other experiments, which should be performed using current technology in view of their presumed instructive value. Some of the confusing results from both animal and clinical research may be caused by limitations in experimental techniques. An example of this was the use of labeled microspheres to document myocardial perfusion. [Pg.295]

The Warden theory is noteworthy for its heavy reliance on examples and analogies that have a scientific connotation, such as equations (i.e.. Physical x Moral = Outcome) the enemy system as a human body, or solar system reference to electrons and atoms reliance of architectural metaphors and the use of the concept of centers of gravity. This theory was not the first time in history that such reference had been made. " For example, Clausewitz s theories of friction in war and centers of gravity were identified as being borrowed from the physics of the day. Airpower theory, and the targeting assessments that it spawned, have long had an association, however, tenuous, with scientific terminology. [Pg.327]


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