Nsyght - Last Bookmarks tagged with "ethics"

GetUp! - Action For Australia

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:42:11 GMT

Submited by ppmartin 20, November 2008

Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:33:34 GMT

Submited by veeliam 12, November 2008

Not Just for Profit

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:33:34 GMT

Not-Just-For-Profit - Healthy lifestyles for businesses
Submited by veeliam 12, November 2008

http://www.socializedpr.com

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:14:52 GMT

Submited by praguebob 20, November 2008

Paul Courtright, "Studying Religion in an Age of Terror: Internet death threats and scholarship as a moral practice," The Academic Exchange (April/May 2004)

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:53:05 GMT

Paul Courtright's reflections after receiving threats from Hindu groups related to his book, Ganesa, Lord of Obstacles and Beginnings (orig. pub. 1985, rept. Delhi: 2001).
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Stephen Prothero, "Belief Unbracketed," Harvard Divinity Bulletin (Winter / Spring 2004), pp. 10f.

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:53:05 GMT

Stephen Prothero argues that scholars of religion should be less reticent in talking about their own views. Specifically he compares his own experience in promoting American Jesus with Bob Orsi's comments in the "snake-handling" chapter of Between Heaven and Earth where he critics Covington's rejection of preacher Punkin Brown. Responses from Orsi and others: http://snipr.com/3hlzb
Submited by nbr 22, November 2008

R. Orsi, D. Chidester, P.E. Klassen, and R.M. Smith, responses to Stephen Prothero, "Belief Unbracketed," Harvard Divinity Bulletin (Summer 2004), pp. 16-18

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:53:05 GMT

Responses to Steven Prothero's commentary, "Belief Unbracketed," in Harvard Divinity Bulletin (http://snipr.com/3hlwr) by Robert A. Orsi, David Chidester, Pamela E. Klassen, and R. Marie Griffith. Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hds.harvard.edu%2Fnews%2Fbulletin%2Farticles%2Forsi_et_al.html
Submited by nbr 22, November 2008

Feed for Religion & Ethics Newsweekly (WNET Thirteen, PBS)

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:52:53 GMT

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Science: Is Morality Natural? | Newsweek Health for Life | Newsweek.com

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:52:53 GMT

Some research on the connections between the "hard wiring" of our brains and our ideas about what's moral and immoral. It's worth reading the whole thing. This is the story Caitlin M. brought (to the 10 a.m. section) on Thursday. Archival link: http://www.webcitation.org/5awvsJvqF
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The Ethics of a Psychologist - The Current

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:52:44 GMT

Submited by nbr 22, November 2008

Le pingouin - Jobineries

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:00:26 GMT

Submited by millette 20, November 2008

Stephen Pinker, "The Stupidity of Dignity"

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:52:35 GMT

Stephen Pinker goes to town on Leon Kass and his ilk's pseudo-definition of "dignity" as a putative foundation for modern bioethics. A smart and cogent argument.
Submited by nbr 22, November 2008

Ethical Corporation

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:53:23 GMT

Ethical Corporation is an independent publisher and conference organiser, launched in 2001 to encourage debate and discussion on responsible business.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Organizations’ Environmental Activities Impact Employees

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:53:16 GMT

High standards of environmental conduct contribute to employees’ overall perspective of managements’ ethical conduct, leading to greater trust.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility : Home

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:53:14 GMT

Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Actics - A free ethical feedback tool

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:50 GMT

Actics is about turning ethics into action, with the help of those who matter to you the most.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

What Makes Us Moral - TIME

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:33 GMT

For grossly imperfect creatures like us, morality may be the steepest of all developmental mountains. Our opposable thumbs and big brains gave us the tools to dominate the planet, but wisdom comes more slowly than physical hardware.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

How Honest People Cheat - Harvard Business Online's Conversation Starter

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:33 GMT

It’s clear that we have an incredible ability to rationalize our dishonesty and that justifying it becomes substantially easier when cheating is one step removed from cash.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

disambiguity - » Design Ethics - Encouraging responsible behaviour

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:19 GMT

At any rate - looking after the security of our end users is now very much a part of the responsibility of the designer.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

BBC NEWS | Technology | Whistle-blower site taken offline

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:18 GMT

A controversial website that allows whistle-blowers to anonymously post government and corporate documents has been taken offline in the US.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

The Moral Instinct - New York Times

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:12 GMT

Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Fox Update: News from Temple's Fox School of Business and Management: New Ethics in the Office • Robert Giacalone

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:12 GMT

As more and more employees with post-materialist values enter the workforce, employers who fail to consider the changing ethical standards that accompany these values will suffer the consequences of their choices.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Ethics and social policy in research on the neuroscience of human sexuality - Nature Neuroscience

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:04 GMT

The potential benefits of neuroscientific research into sexuality are great, but neuroscientists must participate in debates over the social, forensic and therapeutic implications of their findings.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

[iDC] Some notes on value...

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:51:03 GMT

Brands are a form of ethical capital: they build on the ability and desire of free (that is not entirely commanded) actors to create community, in the absence of given hierarchies or monetary obligations.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Gifford Pinchot - The Gift Economy

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:50:50 GMT

The first step toward a sustainable sense of success is taking pride in the value of our contributions to others rather than taking pride in the value of our possessions.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

A Theory of Trust

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:50:46 GMT

The purpose of this theory sketch is to show the causes of the level of economic corporate development of a society using the theory as set out by Fukuyama in his book.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Sportsmanship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:50:45 GMT

Sportsmanship expresses an aspiration or ethos that the activity will be enjoyed for its own sake, with proper consideration for fairness, ethics, respect, and a sense of fellowship with one's competitors.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

BPS RESEARCH DIGEST: Morality under threat as science debunks our sense of free will

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:50:42 GMT

If exposure to deterministic messages increases the likelihood of unethical actions", the researchers said, "then identifying approaches for insulating the public against this danger becomes imperative."
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

The Splintered Mind: Situationism and the Self-Centeredness of Virtue Ethics

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:50:43 GMT

From our own (actor's) perspective, situational influence can be responsible for our own behavior, but from another (observer's) perspective, our own behavior constitutes part of the situational influence.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Confessions of an Aca/Fan: The Moral Economy of Web 2.0 (Part One)

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:50:30 GMT

By 2007, contradictions, conflicts, and schisms have started to appear within the Web 2.0 paradigm around the imperfectly aligned interests of media producers and consumers.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Clive Thompson on Why the Next Civil Rights Battle Will Be Over the Mind

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:50:16 GMT

The good news is that scholars are holding conferences to hash out legal positions. But we'll need a broad public debate about it, too.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

The Value of Openness: The PatientsLikeMe Blog » Business Development in Health 2.0: Blazing the Trail to Profitability

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:50:15 GMT

We attempt to match the needs of our patients with the goals of our partners. If the two are misaligned, then we pass on the deal.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Deep Jive Interests » Fine, I’ll Say It: Shyftr Crosses The Line

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:50:03 GMT

In my mind, when a service cannot exist *without* republishing others content in its entirety, and directly profits from that republishing without the original consent of the author, there’s something that isn’t right.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Is Our Education System Working? : EcoWorldly

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:50:01 GMT

The problems we are faced with today are the results of unethical leadership. Our business and political leaders have had the best education, yet many would sacrifice human wellbeing end the environment for the love of money.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Taking the "Green Management Oath" ( business, management, green, oath, thunderbird,)

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:49:56 GMT

Profs. Rakesh Khurana and Nitin Nohria suggest that business professionals begin to think of themselves as having similar responsibilities as doctors and lawyers in society.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

EthicsCrisis.com

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:47:48 GMT

Submited by niklas_sjostrom 20, November 2008

Cheating: Teens Unspoken Rules | Teens Today with Vanessa Van Petten

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:49:40 GMT

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Larry Flynt: My friend, Jerry Falwell - Los Angeles Times

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:50:34 GMT

Larry Flynt recalls his extraordinarily unlikely decade-long friendship with Jerry Falwell.
Submited by nbr 22, November 2008

When Death Is on the Docket, the Moral Compass Wavers - New York Times

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:52:00 GMT

The writer investigates research suggesting that individuals' "moral compass" is more flexible than we might like to imagine -- it responds to circumstances and allows a disturbingly wide range of ethical choices.
Submited by nbr 22, November 2008

Is Israel's counterattack in line with just war theory?

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:51:41 GMT

Michael Walzer's piece in TNR, in which he finds Israel's actions in Lebanon to be consistent with just war theory. This has apparently made something of a splash amongst pro-Israel US Democrats. I can't completely agree, intuitively, but it's cogent, cle
Submited by nbr 22, November 2008

Legal & philosophical implications of the SCOTUS abortion decision

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:50:40 GMT

The underlying argument behind the SCOTUS decision on ND's partial-birth abortion ban is that [i]women[/i] need to be protected from having abortions, according to this commentator, and this is a new argument (though long familiar to anti-abortion activis
Submited by nbr 22, November 2008

NY Times's John Tierney blasts Leon Kass's anti-biotech arguments

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:50:00 GMT

A bemused science journalist laughs into his hand at Leon Kass. We used to read Kass as part of our suite of texts on cloning at the end of CIE 2. Tierney puts some of the objections to Kass's thinking in succinct and pungent language.
Submited by nbr 22, November 2008