Analyzing “Reverence for Life” by Albert Schweitzer This post relays objective and subjective knowledge of an essay by Albert Schweitzer on his theory of “reverence for life.” To buy his book, Reverence for Life, click here. You can also get his book Out of My Life and Thought on Amazon. Albert Schweitzer, a German philosopher, developed a […]
Category: Ethics
Ethics With Em: Assisted Suicide
Assisted suicide was a topic that raised a wide ranging set of opinions in our group discussions. Many in the group thought it was a sick concept and condemned those who utilized the option of assisted suicide. I had very mixed thoughts and opinions. I cannot say I would condemn anybody for taking the route […]
Ethics With Em: Therapy vs. Enhancement
Like several of the other topics that we covered in my social ethics class, therapy vs. enhancement never really crossed my mind in concrete terms until we dealt with it in class and I feel that it was too broad of a topic to make one general consensus on. To learn more about the technical […]
Ethics With Em: Euthanasia
Euthanasia is something that I have always learned to be wrong. I think I just went with that way of thinking of it as wrong because I did not realize all that it really entails. In my mind, and in the minds of some of the author’s we have studied, active and passive euthanasia are […]
Ethics With Em: Responsible Stewardship
As promised, here is the second installment to my mini-series, Ethics With Em! – – – As human beings, we are constantly faced with decisions. Chicken or beef? A burger or a salad? Run the water while brushing your teeth or conserve it? Have a positive or negative attitude? Feed your dog or just wait […]