2560px-RobertPGeorge39036187335 Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date December 8, 2025 CategoriesBioethicsEthicsHuman Exceptionalism Tagged , animals, bioethics, ethics, Harvard University, human exceptionalism, Humanize, James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions, McCormick Professorship of Jurisprudence, moral value, Oxford University, Phi Beta Kappa, Poland, President’s Council on Bioethics, responsibilities, Robert P. George, Seeking Truth and Speaking Truth, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, UNESCO, World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology Robert P. George on the Reality and Importance of Human Exceptionalism Wesley J. Smith December 8, 2025 Bioethics, Ethics, Human Exceptionalism 2 Whether or not human beings are exceptional is one of the most important questions of our age. Read More ›
dog in cage Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date February 8, 2024 CategoriesBioethicsEvolution Tagged , animal rights, animals, cats, Dogs, domesticated animals, humans, moral value, Norfolk, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, PETA, slavery, suffering, Virginia Dead Pets: PETA’s Astonishing Kill Rate Wesley J. Smith February 8, 2024 Bioethics, Evolution 1 PETA’s leadership may believe that some animals are better off dead than adopted by households that are non-vegan. Read More ›
Blade Runner Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date October 4, 2017 CategoriesBioethicsHuman ExceptionalismTechnology Tagged , __edited, artificial intelligence, computers, determinism, life, machines, moral agency, moral value, robots, Smithsonian Magazine, toaster Blade Runner 2049 Poses Questions about AI Machines and Moral Value Wesley J. Smith October 4, 2017 Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Technology 4 Rather than get all caught up in esoteric musing, I suggest an entry level test for determining whether an entity has any moral value. Read More ›
Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date September 6, 2016 CategoriesBioethicsHuman Exceptionalism Tagged , __tedited, animal experiments, animal intelligence, animal rights, Edward Taub, human experimentation, human intelligence, human rights, medical ethics, medical experiments, medical research, moral value, PETA, Peter Singer, Silver Spring Monkey Case, value The Human Cost of Animal Rights Fanaticism Wesley J. Smith September 6, 2016 Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism 6 Animal rights activists associated with PETA set up Dr. Edward Taub as an animal abuser. Read More ›
