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Trends. Rat Psychology During The United States Presidential Election, Ibpp Editor Sep 2000

Trends. Rat Psychology During The United States Presidential Election, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article examines the ethics of the alleged use of subliminal perception - the word"Rats" superimposed on an attack on Vice President Gore's health care plans - by representatives of the Bush campaign in the 2000 presidential election.


Trends. Truth And Narrative: The Case Of Ballistic Missile Defense, Ibpp Editor Sep 2000

Trends. Truth And Narrative: The Case Of Ballistic Missile Defense, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, and the politics and the narrative politicians tell themselves for pragmatic purposes.


Center For Professional Ethics, Volume 2, Issue 4, 2000, Case Western Reserve University Jun 2000

Center For Professional Ethics, Volume 2, Issue 4, 2000, Case Western Reserve University

Center for Professional Ethics

Table of Contents:

  • Two Branches of the Ethics Family Tree: Edward Lawry named visiting Ethics Fellow
  • Ethical Responsibilities in Higher Education: Experiential Learning as a Model for Reform
  • When Push Come to Shove: Forced Treatment in the Community Setting
  • Director's Corner: Surviving Survivor by Robert P. Lawry
  • Summer 2000: News, Notes, and Future Events


Center For Professional Ethics, Volume 2, Issue 3, 2000, Case Western Reserve University Mar 2000

Center For Professional Ethics, Volume 2, Issue 3, 2000, Case Western Reserve University

Center for Professional Ethics

Table of Contents:

  • Continuing The Observer Debate: A Panel Discussion on Law, Religion, and Homosexuality
  • Thinking about Ethics: Quotable Quotes
  • Kimberly Adams-Davis: From Cowboy Nurse to Primary Healthcare Advocate
  • Three Judges Weigh In: The Art of Judging: How Do Judges Judge?
  • Director's Corner: The Seven Deadly Sins Revisited by Robert P. Lawry
  • Spring 2000: News, Notes, and Events


Psychological Pathways To Minimizing Human Rights Violations Against Children, Ibpp Editor Feb 2000

Psychological Pathways To Minimizing Human Rights Violations Against Children, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article identifies several psychological pathways that governments and human rights organizations can employ to minimize human rights violations against children.


Center For Professional Ethics, Volume 2, Issue 2, 2000, Case Western Reserve University Jan 2000

Center For Professional Ethics, Volume 2, Issue 2, 2000, Case Western Reserve University

Center for Professional Ethics

Table of Contents:

  • Don't Lump Press in with Media: Ted Gup Speaks about Journalism's Bad Press
  • Thinking about Ethics: Quotable Quotes
  • The Dark Days of France: A Look at Vichy Law, Part II
  • Director's Corner: Not Allowed to Shrug by Robert P. Lawry
  • News, Notes, and Events


Perceiving Imperceptible Harms (With Other Thoughts On Transitivity, Cumulative Effects, And Consequentialism), Donald H. Regan Jan 2000

Perceiving Imperceptible Harms (With Other Thoughts On Transitivity, Cumulative Effects, And Consequentialism), Donald H. Regan

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Many writers believe there can be cases which satisfy the following description: starting from an initial state of affairs, it is possible to make a series of changes, none of which alters the value of the state of affairs in any way, but such that the final state of affairs that results from the series of changes is worse than the initial state of affairs. I shall call the claim that there can be such cases the "ex nihilo" claim, since in a sense it asserts that the bad effects of the complete series of changes arise ex nihilo. Proponents …