基因决定论的伦理审视

基因决定论认为,基因决定有机个体性状,基因变异是疾病的根源,基因又是人类社会文化进化的决定力量。但基因决定论以线性因果模型说明整体与部分关系,对人类基因变异进行简化处理,将基因变异简化为对正常基因的偏离,并用简化的个体DNA序列来界定复杂的生物物种,从而构成了基因决定论的伦理困惑。从整体性出发,基因非决定论不再视基因为孤立单位,而将其置于非线性的"基因群"网络之中,通过基因与基因、基因与环境的相互作用来理解基因的多重功能。     

Dr. Death? Professionalism,Virtue, and U.S. Physician Participation in the Death Penalty

In the United States at present, the death penalty is a possible sentence in 31 out of 50 states, as well as within the military and for federal cases. In the U.S., numbers of executions are declining, in part due to moratoriums in place and challenges to execution by lethal injection. Participation by physicians in lethal injection executions has been steadfastly viewed by professional medical organizations as contrary to their ethical standards. However, physicians have participated in lethal injection executions, and the morality of the death penalty itself is a matter of intense social and political debate. Medical ethics commentators and professional organizations have typically held that the prohibition on physician participation in the death penalty is independent of the ethical status of the death penalty itself. This article argues that this view is untenable, and that it is tied to a view of professional role virtue that is similarly untenable. At the same time, it argues that, given the morally uncertain status of the death penalty, it is plausible that virtuous physicians may either refuse or choose to participate in some aspects of the death penalty.     

可持续发展与环境伦理探析

可持续发展理论与实践促进了环境伦理学的发展。传统意义上的环境伦理受此观念影响,从人类中心主义的环境伦理与非人类中心主义的环境伦理的分立走向人类中心主义的环境伦理、非人类中心主义环境伦理和可持续发展的环境伦理的鼎立。可持续发展观念指导下的环境伦理强调生态伦理道德和生态价值观,将环境与发展、当前利益与长远利益有机地统一起来,是环境保护唯一正确的选择。     

司法现代化进程中的法律职业伦理

在某种程度上 ,法律职业群体的伦理素质状况决定着司法现代化的成败 ,进而决定着司法改革的成败 ,甚至决定着法治国家宏伟目标的实现程度。法律职业群体伦理的现代化是司法现代化的先导 ,是权力制约机制的必然要求 ,是防治司法腐败 ,重塑司法权威的现实需要。就当前中国的司法现状而言 ,司法现代化进程中的法律职业伦理建设应特别注重以下内容 :关注人性 ;崇尚正义 ;忠于法律 ;珍视荣誉。     

全球化视野下的政治生态伦理问题初探

进入工业文明以来,人类对自然环境展开了大规模的前所未有的开发利用,人类在创造极大丰富的物质财富的同时,也引发了深重的环境灾难。环境问题具有了与以往完全不同的性质,已经上升为从根本上影响人类社会生存和发展的重大国际问题,迫切要求人类从政治的高度来探讨“环境与道德”、“环境与政治”的关系。     

儒家文化道德对韩国的深远影响

儒家文化道德传入朝鲜半岛已有2 000余年的漫长历史,早已深入人心。韩国为了继承弘扬传统儒家文化道德,提出了“文化立国”的国策,大力发展以儒家文化道德为主体的“文化产业”。不仅使以传统儒家文化道德为特色的韩国文化产业在亚洲乃至世界形成强势“韩流”,而且又拉动了国民经济的增长。当儒家文化道德面临欧美文化道德的严峻挑战时,韩国人对儒家文化道德又有了深刻的认识,并狠抓教育不放松。     

论中国经济市场化进程中的诚信问题

诚信是社会生活的核心,市场经济说到底就是信用经济、契约经济.然而,随着我国经济的迅速发展,在经济转型过程中,社会的诚信状况却不容乐观,从国家信用到金融机构信用,从企业信用到个人信用,常常处于被质疑的境地.本文通过尝试解答诚信问题与市场经济之间的逻辑关系,进言如何克服经济领域的信用危机,希望能对推动我国社会主义市场经济下信用体系的构建有所帮助.     

REPRESENTATION DISPARITIES AND IMPARTIALITY: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF PARTY PERCEPTION OF FEAR,PREPARATION, AND SATISFACTION IN DIVORCE MEDIATION WHEN ONLY ONE PARTY HAS COUNSEL

While other authors have regarded both the presence and the absence of attorneys in family law mediation as cause for concern, little attention has been given to the questions raised when one party is represented and the other is pro se. This article presents data on mediating parties' premediation concerns, fears, and feelings of preparedness, as well as their postmediation satisfaction with the mediation process. The mediating parties are grouped based on each couple's representation status, for example, both represented by attorneys, both pro se, or one attorney‐represented party and one pro se party (mixed representation cases). The data show that mixed representation cases are the most likely to report concern, fear, and unpreparedness. Mixed‐representation cases also reported the lowest levels of satisfaction after the mediation. Some implications for mediation practice are discussed, as are suggestions for future research.     

论忠诚是检察官的立身之本

检察机关行使宪法授予的法律监督权,检察权的特殊性需要检察官的忠诚品格。检察官是忠诚的代表,忠诚是检察事业发展的基础,是检察官职业道德的核心,是检察官对法律的信仰。     

重思他者：动物问题与德里达对列维纳斯伦理学的解构

德里达批判性地将列维纳斯的伦理学运用到了动物伦理领域,他认为动物可以成为列维纳斯伦理学中的他者,而且它们比他人更加他异,是他者的他者。动物可以让我们更激进地重思主体性。哪怕是列维纳斯的“我在此”这样强调受拣选性和被动性的主体性,在德里达看来也还不够激进,并且太过人类中心主义。他通过列维纳斯“您先请”的伦理原则,进一步把这一主体性推进到了更为被动的“我跟随”。“我跟随,故我是”,而我所跟随的不只可能是人,也可能是动物。通过将列维纳斯的好客理论批判性运用到对于动物问题的解读中,德里达进一步拓展了其“质疑主权”的主体性思考。