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This paper examines how sound can be a part of race-making. It draws upon empirical research and a nurse’s account of 'noisy' mourning rituals in a multicultural hospice ward, I argue that the insurgent force of noise as a manifestation... more
This paper examines how sound can be a part of race-making. It draws upon empirical research and a nurse’s account of 'noisy' mourning rituals in a multicultural hospice ward, I argue that the insurgent force of noise as a manifestation of difference is a form of 'corporeal generosity' (Diprose, 2002), producing impossible dilemmas for care, whilst also provoking surprising ethical relations and potentialities. Derrida’s ideas about the aporias of the gift and absolute responsibility are used to make sense of the pushy generosity of otherness as it is made to matter through sound.
It’s hard to characterize Management Science succinctly. As said, Management Science (MS) can be defined as the method of solving real time business problems by applying methods of science. I agree with the traditional view of Management... more
It’s hard to characterize Management Science succinctly. As said, Management Science (MS) can be defined as the method of solving real time business problems by applying methods of science. I agree with the traditional view of Management Science that it is ethically neutral. A Management Scientist or a MS practitioner is supposed to give impartial advice and practical solution to his clients or decision makers of the organization without being concerned about the ethical dimensions of the decision it informs.
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"Tim Winton’s 2001 novel, Dirt Music, is an exploration of the enduring issues surrounding the interaction between humanity and the non-human environment, including both flora and fauna, and demonstrates the need for them to be examined... more
"Tim Winton’s 2001 novel, Dirt Music, is an exploration of the enduring issues surrounding the interaction between humanity and the non-human environment, including both flora and fauna, and demonstrates the need for them to be examined in a contemporary setting. Winton’s novel, through its representations of incidents involving the interaction and representation of humans and non-human nature, embodies the idea of the ethical and the aesthetic as one. The portrayals of these interactions operate in a way that, “while it cannot be logically framed as a theme or propositional content, can nonetheless be witnessed: ‘it shows itself’ [(Wittgenstein, 1999, 6.522)]” (Stengel, 2004, p. 615). It is this ‘showing’ of itself that evokes both an ethical and an aesthetic response in readers. We contend that Winton evokes this response in his readers via a negative aesthetic.
A negative aesthetic creates situations in which “negative feelings such as uneasiness, distaste, dislike, revulsion, but also fascination” (Brady, 2011, p. 83) are used to evoke a changing of perspective in the reader. Situations involving violent or otherwise unpleasant interaction between humans and non-human nature are juxtaposed throughout the novel, often rather briefly and surreptitiously, and are used to evoke sensations and emotions in readers that may lead to a changing of perspectives on the natural world. This change in perspective is conducive to an ethical concern and consideration for sustain ecosystems. The negative aesthetic can reveal an ethical duty to maintain and exist as part of an ecosystem without exerting androcentric influence over it."
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Conferencia en Asociación Argentina de Investigaciones Éticas: “Ética y filosofía política en Ockham”
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"A brain death case is presented and reinterpreted using the narrative approach. In the case, two Japanese parents face a dilemma about whether to respect their daughter's desire to donate organs even though, for them, it would mean... more
"A brain death case is presented and reinterpreted using the narrative approach. In the case, two Japanese parents face a dilemma about whether to respect their daughter's desire to donate organs even though, for them, it would mean literally killing their daughter. We argue that the ethical dilemma occurred because the parents were confronted with two conflicting narratives to which they felt a “narrative responsibility,” namely, the responsibility that drives us to tell, retell, and coauthor the (often unfinished) narratives of loved ones. We suggest that moral dilemmas arise not only from conflicts between moral justifications but also from conflicts between narratives and human relationships.
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This course examines what happens when art crosses borders between cultures. We will look at the historical development of motivations for taking the art of different cultures, from war-time revenge to aesthetic appreciation to scholarly... more
This course examines what happens when art crosses borders between cultures. We will look at the historical development of motivations for taking the art of different cultures, from war-time revenge to aesthetic appreciation to scholarly acquisitions. Using case studies, we will determine the effect of these takings on the source culture, and consider the wide range of ethical dilemmas faced by those who have taken art, including preservation, presentation, and interpretation. The last part of the class is dedicated to the examination of current concerns in the field of cultural property: the effects of the modern marketplace for art without provenance and the protection of the art of indigenous cultural property.
""Ethics is a term that is used to define the philosophy of morals and values of people. Ethics defines the virtues and the morals that people have in a specific society. They determine the actions and the behaviour of people in a... more
""Ethics is a term that is used to define the philosophy of morals and values of people. Ethics defines the virtues and the morals that people have in a specific society. They determine the actions and the behaviour of people in a community. Modern ethics define the moral behaviour of an individual so that a causative factor leads the person to act in a certain way. Whereas, post modern ethics is a school of thought that tries to define ethics as a rational link between morality and modernism. This school of thought defines the cause of every action of morality and the dangers of other approaches of ethical behaviour. This essay is a critique on postmodern ethics. >>>

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