Love is often perceived as a noble and beautiful emotion, but in Goethe’s Urfaust, love becomes a major factor in the doom and tragedy of the main characters. Goethe uses love as a tool to expose the inherent vulnerability of human beings, to cause moral turmoil and tragedy, but also to offer the possibility of repentance within it. When we think of love, we think of something...
Can cosmetic surgery help close the appearance gap and create a fairer and happier society, or is it another tragedy that reinforces appearanceism?
This article addresses the issue of judging people by their appearance and discusses how the normalization of cosmetic surgery can reduce appearance discrimination and create a fairer society. It offers an alternative perspective, arguing that closing the appearance gap through cosmetic surgery could reduce social inequality and discrimination and make humanity happier. Is it really fair...
How can human dignity and rights be protected as cloning technology raises ethical dilemmas and social change?
While cloned human technology enables human life extension and scientific advancement, the ethical issues and social changes it creates raise new challenges for protecting the dignity and rights of cloned humans. The future of cloned animals and cloned humans The nucleus, which contains the genes, is removed from an animal’s body cells. This nucleus is then replaced in an egg...
How can efficient production management and supply chain optimization in the automotive industry contribute to a company’s global competitiveness?
This article uses the automotive industry as an example to illustrate how production management contributes to cost savings and efficient operations for companies. It covers the importance and role of production management in all stages of the supply chain, including subcontractor selection, component assembly, quality control, and distribution chain optimization. Imagine you are reading...
Have advances in modern medicine and social security made us happier than in the past?
This article examines different perspectives on what happiness is and explores how modern medicine and social security have increased our sense of well-being compared to the past. There have been few attempts to measure happiness. It’s unclear whether historians have deliberately avoided this question, or whether they see no reason to address it. Nevertheless, it’s a very...
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is driven by driverless cars, but can the commercialization of green cars support it?
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is leading the development of driverless cars with advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence and big data. However, in order to fully commercialize driverless cars, eco-friendly cars and related infrastructure must be commercialized first, and institutional efforts are needed. The Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Future of Driverless...
Is human cloning a necessary option for technological advancement or a potential source of ethical conflict and social disruption?
The birth of Dolly the sheep in 1996 opened up the possibility of human cloning, but it also raised ethical and social questions. Despite the benefits of human cloning, the human rights violations, institutional disruptions, and ethical dilemmas it has created argue that it should still be banned. In 1996, Dolly the cloned sheep was born. The fascinating topic of human cloning was enough...
Can Karl Popper’s disprovism be a true alternative to overcome the limitations of inductivism?
Inductivism, which emerged after the Scientific Revolution in the 17th century, is a method of reasoning that draws general conclusions based on observations, but Karl Popper pointed out its limitations and proposed disprovism as an alternative. However, we discuss how disprovism suffers from similar problems to inductivism in that it relies on observation, and therefore cannot be an alternative...
The Privacy Risks of Driverless Cars: How far are we willing to go to prevent crime and provide convenience?
Driverless cars offer many benefits, such as reducing traffic accidents and road congestion, but they can also compromise users’ privacy by having their routes determined by a centralized control center. While there are positive aspects, such as crime prevention, there is an urgent need for legal and technological measures to protect privacy, given the negative side effects of governments...
Enzyme Foods: Are They a Panacea? (Myths and Truths About Enzymes, Their Actual Function and Mechanism)
We often see advertisements claiming that enzyme foods are good for our health, but in reality, simply consuming enzymes is not enough to promote bodily functions. This article explains the actual functions and mechanisms of enzymes, corrects misconceptions about enzyme foods, and suggests the right way to take care of your health. “Enzymes are so good for you?” is a common advertising...