This paper has two purposes. One is primarily (but not exclusively) conceptual and the other
is normative. The first aim is to say what inalienable rights are. To explain this, inalienable …

Embryonic stem cell research holds unique promise for developing therapies for currently
incurable diseases and conditions, and for important biomedical research. However, the …

That year Witcover crossed the country from New Hampshire to California; he was standing
on the rioting streets of Washington with Robert Kennedy after King was shot; he was in the …

The use of the concept of moral status is commonplace today in debates about the moral
consideration of entities lacking certain special capacities, such as nonhuman animals. This …

Social scientists could learn some useful things from philosophy. Here I shall discuss what I
take to be one such thing: a better understanding of the concept of utility. There are several …

Childhood looms large in our understanding of human life, as a phase through which all
adults have passed. Childhood is foundational to the development of selfhood, the formation …

It is commonly held that there can be no morally relevant difference between a fetus inside
the womb and about to be born and that same fetus just after it has been born. Birth, it is …

Although CSCW has shown a strong interest in diversity and inclusion, the literature
predominantly reflects ethics rooted in Western universalism, modernism, scientism, and …

Abortion in Nigeria is illegal and carries a heavy jail sentence-up to 14 years imprisonment-
unless it is performed to save the life of the pregnant woman. Nevertheless, a large number …

This essay employs Kenneth Burke's cycle of terms for Order in a “logological” analysis of
anti‐abortion rhetoric. It argues that this discourse is informed by a descent‐ascent …