Ethics of Self-Driving Cars: Top-Down or Bottom-Up?
Ethical considerations are inevitable design features of self-driving cars. At the very least, software algorithms telling the car how to respond to road hazards and dangerous traffic situations are by implication imperatives covering what is more valuable (and ought to
Ethics of Self-Driving Cars: Top-Down or Bottom-Up?
Ethical considerations are inevitable design features of self-driving cars. At the very least, software algorithms telling the car how to respond to road hazards and dangerous traffic situations are by implication imperatives covering what is more valuable (and ought to
2016 Olympics and Ethics
The Rio Olympics provided an unending stream of controversies and ethics case-studies. The blog entry below rhymes them off. Is there something about the Olympics that makes this sort of stuff likely? >>> LINK: The 2016 Rio Olympics were a
2016 Olympics and Ethics
The Rio Olympics provided an unending stream of controversies and ethics case-studies. The blog entry below rhymes them off. Is there something about the Olympics that makes this sort of stuff likely? >>> LINK: The 2016 Rio Olympics were a
Rewarding Selfless Behaviour (at the Olympics)
The story below isn’t obviously about business ethics, but it’s relevant for at least a couple reasons. First, it refers to a domain — competitive running — that is, like business, inherently adversarial. And yet it’s about one competitor nobly
Rewarding Selfless Behaviour (at the Olympics)
The story below isn’t obviously about business ethics, but it’s relevant for at least a couple reasons. First, it refers to a domain — competitive running — that is, like business, inherently adversarial. And yet it’s about one competitor nobly
Morgan Stanley Sued Over Administering Employees’ 401(k) Plan
This story announcing a class action lawsuit against Morgan Stanley for its administration of its employees’ 401(k) plan illustrates something interesting about fiduciary duty. A familiar idea is that a firm’s management has a fiduciary duty to manage the firm
Morgan Stanley Sued Over Administering Employees’ 401(k) Plan
This story announcing a class action lawsuit against Morgan Stanley for its administration of its employees’ 401(k) plan illustrates something interesting about fiduciary duty. A familiar idea is that a firm’s management has a fiduciary duty to manage the firm
Walmart’s “Restorative Justice” Program for Shoplifters
Criminal justice meets corporate social responsibility in Walmart’s newest effort to combat shoplifting. Walmart’s “Restorative Justice” program gives some shoplifters an alternative to being turned over to the criminal justice system—taking instead an online course to learn about the costs
Walmart’s “Restorative Justice” Program for Shoplifters
Criminal justice meets corporate social responsibility in Walmart’s newest effort to combat shoplifting. Walmart’s “Restorative Justice” program gives some shoplifters an alternative to being turned over to the criminal justice system—taking instead an online course to learn about the costs
More on the Limits on Markets
Here’s a new response to a commentary recently published in the Business Ethics Journal Review. (The original commentary was by James Stacey Taylor, who was commenting on Brennan & Jaworski’s recent book. In that book they argue (to put it briefly) that
More on the Limits on Markets
Here’s a new response to a commentary recently published in the Business Ethics Journal Review. (The original commentary was by James Stacey Taylor, who was commenting on Brennan & Jaworski’s recent book. In that book they argue (to put it briefly) that
Disclosure of DRM Restrictions on Purchased Media?
So much of the media (e.g., ebooks, music, movies) we purchase in the 21st century is use-limited by digital rights management (DRM). Implemented in software, DRM restrictions may limit the number of devices on which the media may be loaded,
Disclosure of DRM Restrictions on Purchased Media?
So much of the media (e.g., ebooks, music, movies) we purchase in the 21st century is use-limited by digital rights management (DRM). Implemented in software, DRM restrictions may limit the number of devices on which the media may be loaded,
Business Ethics, Paying Your Bills, and Being Fit to Lead
BEH is about business ethics, not ethics in politics, but the story below is about the ostensibly unethical conduct of a businessman who happens to want to be president of the United States. Two distinct types of questions arise. First,
Business Ethics, Paying Your Bills, and Being Fit to Lead
BEH is about business ethics, not ethics in politics, but the story below is about the ostensibly unethical conduct of a businessman who happens to want to be president of the United States. Two distinct types of questions arise. First,
Ethical Closet?
The original version of infographic below (the original is by Anuschka Rees) attempts to guide us toward more ethical closets — that is, more ethical clothes purchases. Oddly absent are many of the ethical factors critics often put forward with
Ethical Closet?
The original version of infographic below (the original is by Anuschka Rees) attempts to guide us toward more ethical closets — that is, more ethical clothes purchases. Oddly absent are many of the ethical factors critics often put forward with
Boycott Ethics: North Carolina HB2, the NBA All-Star Game, and Collateral Damage
Boycotts have interesting features that make the ethics of pursuing them tricky. Boycotts are typically aimed at institutions (e.g., business firms, organizations, political states), but are motivated by (perceived or actual) intentional wrongs. That fact creates some slippage between the
Boycott Ethics: North Carolina HB2, the NBA All-Star Game, and Collateral Damage
Boycotts have interesting features that make the ethics of pursuing them tricky. Boycotts are typically aimed at institutions (e.g., business firms, organizations, political states), but are motivated by (perceived or actual) intentional wrongs. That fact creates some slippage between the
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