Heartless animal or rational beast?
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It is far kinder to administer a lethal injection to severely handicapped babies than to leave them to die, according to Australian philosopher and animal rights activist Peter Singer, head of the centre for bioethics at Monash University. He believes that humans do not have an inviolable right to life simply by virtue of being human, and argues that all lives are not of equal value. He places particular emphasis on the individual's ability to suffer, feel pain and anticipate death, arguing that it is now time to move away from the western, Christian-based view of the sanctity of human life.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 1998
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The bitter sweet smell of success
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The perfume manufacturing industry could be revolutionized by the theory of smell of University College London biophysics lecturer Luca Turin. Turin believes that the smell of a molecule is not dependent upon its shape but upon its vibrating frequency. He has developed a computer algorithm to determine how molecules will be smelt by a human nose, which could eliminate the perfume industry's costly research processes. Turin's theory has not been disproved, but he cheerfully admits that he has created some disastrous fragrances.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 1998
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