Archive for June, 2007
The Pursuit of ‘Happyness’
Actor Will Smith received a Best Actor nomination in 2006 for his role as Chris Gardner, a stuggling single father of a five year-old boy. “The Pursuit of Happyness” was inspired by a true story, and is a moving portrayal of courage, tenacity, and street smarts, as the hero tries to make it as an [...]
Dr. Death is on the Loose
On June 1st, Jack Kevorkian was released from prison, after serving eight years of a longer sentence for second-dgree murder. A participant in at least 130 assisted suicides during the 1990s, he is still unrepentant.
Constrained by conditions of his parole, he can speak publicly about laws to allow doctors to assist in suicide, but he [...]What Makes a Body Somebody? (9)
Today’s podcast continues our series on human personhood, this time delving into philosophy. We examine two competing views on human personhood, and we see why persons are not “piles of parts” like cars.
The Conception View of Personhood: A Review
Abortion, Bioethics and PersonhoodTheme Music: Gli Uccelli (The Birds), Part I. Prelude (Allegro moderato), by Respighi, courtesy [...]
