In a meeting with the Deans of Admission of several Universities and Schools The Dalai Lama was asked about his philosophy of education. He replied that every sentient being, beings who have experience of pleasure or pain, has a desire to live a happy life. Human beings have a brain that allows them to
Haidt, Jonathan, The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion (Pantheon; 2012) The full review, by David Nitkin at EthicScan, can be found in the Ethics in Integrity Webzine: At first glance a book on moral psychology would seem to be of limited interest to elected government officials, but first impressions
“Posted in Ethics, Ruth by Joseph Kelly on January 26, 2012 The major scholarly works belonging to the “Old Testament Ethics” genre tend to create ethical constructs or systematic proposals for reading the Hebrew Bible with the goal being contemporary application. These constructs/proposals necessarily impose their modern aims and assumptions on the text, for better
The Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs sits down with Jeffry Sachs and discusses why he believes that “at the root of America’s economic crisis lies a moral crisis” and why he is charting a course to what he calls “a more mindful society”.
This article is excerpted from “Beyond Religion” by the Dalai Lama.
At TEDxSiliconValley, Damon Horowitz reviews the enormous new powers that technology gives us: to know more — and more about each other — than ever before. Drawing the audience into a philosophical discussion, Horowitz invites us to pay new attention to the basic philosophy — the ethical principles — behind the burst of invention remaking
Many of the Jewish faith will commence a period of self reflection as part of the Jewish New Year celebrations which begins this Wednesday evening.Part of that process of self reflection involves judging our own personality and includes moral and ethical concerns as well as the search for accuracy in judgments of our character. Jewish
In the afterward of the Toronto G20 summit there has been a good deal of discussion on the role of the police. Some are arguing the Toronto police could have done more. Others take the view that they should have done less. Emrys Westacott asks how the advent of a surveillance society affects people’s moral
Psychologist Jonathan Haidt studies the five moral values that form the basis of our political choices, whether we’re left, right or center. In this eye-opening talk, he pinpoints the moral values that liberals and conservatives tend to honor most.
Michael Sandel teaches political philosophy at Harvard. This video speaks for itself