Heroic Tale Ethics, Part 2: Print the Legend No More

Civilization constantly (if infuriatingly slowly) learns from its experiences, and ethics evolve, change and, presumably, improve. The list is as long as human existence, and the learning process continues.

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Heroic Tale Ethics, Part 1: Gary Thorne, the Bloody Sock, and Curt Schilling’s Good Name

ESPN reporter Gary Thorne broke the ethics rules by repeating a rumor as fact, and Curt Schilling’s reputation, and a great sports story, was harmed as a result. And that’s important.

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“Ick!” versus Ethics, Part 1: The Infantilization of Ashley

Many people, and even some ethicists, will react emotionally to what is new and strange and label it unethical, a tendency that has been dubbed “the Ick Factor.” Airplane flight was initially regarded by many as not just dangerous but wrong: if God had wanted man to fly, He would have given him wings.

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"Ick!" versus Ethics, Part 2: Designer Disabilities

For decades ethicist have been warning of the coming era of "designer babies," and now it is arriving in an unexpected form, with parents using technology to create imperfect babies! Ick! How can this possibly be ethical?

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