Sport beyond Moral Good and Evil

Playing with Good and Evil : Videogames and Moral Philosophy

Despite an increasingly complex academic discourse, the videogame medium lacks an agreed-upon definition. Its relationship to previous media is somewhat unclear, and the unique attributes of the medium have not yet been fully catalogued. Drawing on theory suggesting that videogames can convey ideas, I will argue that the videogame medium is capable of modeling and critiquing elements of moral p...

Mechanical ventilation and intra-abdominal hypertension: 'Beyond Good and Evil'

Intra-abdominal hypertension is frequent in surgical and medical critically ill patients. Intra-abdominal hypertension has a serious impact on the function of respiratory as well as peripheral organs. In the presence of alveolar capillary damage, which occurs in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), intra-abdominal hypertension promotes lung injury as well as edema, impedes the pulmonary ...

Judging Good and Evil

Overview The use of " anti-virus " techniques in many modern worms recalls two stories: the " war " between virus writers and the possibility of a beneficial virus. This article examines both in light of recent events in the virus world. In early 2004, the release of Netsky began a rash of articles discussing " vigilante " coders trying to stop the spread of other worms. The war between Netsky'...

Good And Evil In Faust

Good Intentions and Unintended Evil

Relying on Adam Smith's concept of the "invisible hand," every economist can explain how markets react to individual economic power. Markets shape and reshape themselves to neutralize self-interested economic power by coaxing it into channels that serve the public good. But economists have devoted less attention to analyzing how markets systematically counteract coalitions of individuals' polit...