Category Archives: Religion and Philosophy

March 5, 2012

Your Weekend Ethics Update

The weekend in ethics was dominated by Rush Limbaugh, apologies, Lindsay Lohan, an NFL scandal, and the death of two opposite extremes in conservative advocacy. Continue reading →

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Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Character, Education, Ethics Heroes, Etiquette and manners, Gender and Sex, Government & Politics, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Professions, Religion and Philosophy, Sports, U.S. Society

Tagged as "Saturday Night Live", Andrew Breitbart, apologies, conservatives, fairness, James Q. Wilson, kindness, Lindsay Lohan, National Football League, responsibility, Rush Limbaugh, Sandra Fluke

March 3, 2012

Ethics Hero Emeritus: James Q. Wilson (1931-2012)

It is James Q. Wilson, not Andrew Breitbart, that the conservatives should be mourning this week. Continue reading →

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Filed under Character, Environment, Ethics Heroes, Government & Politics, Journalism & Media, Religion and Philosophy, Research and Scholarship, U.S. Society

Tagged as "The Moral Sense", Andrew Breitbart, James Q. Wilson

February 27, 2012

Weekend Ethics Catch-Up

Here’s what you may have missed this weekend… Continue reading →

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Filed under Animals, Around the World, Bioethics, Character, Family, Gender and Sex, Government & Politics, Health and Medicine, Journalism & Media, Law & Law Enforcement, Leadership, Love, Popular Culture, Religion and Philosophy, Research and Scholarship, Science & Technology, U.S. Society

Tagged as "no tolerance" policies, adultery, animal cruelty, apologies, Charles M.Blow, diplomacy, global warming, political correctness, President Obama, robots, schools

February 26, 2012

Robot Ethics: Let’s Not Get Silly About It

It’s time to go watch all those Data episodes of “Star Trek: the Next Generations.” Continue reading →

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Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Bioethics, Gender and Sex, Popular Culture, Religion and Philosophy, Research and Scholarship, Science & Technology, U.S. Society

Tagged as adultery, Andrew Sullivan, cyborgs, ethics, Josh Rothman, responsibility, robot ethics

February 25, 2012

Ethics Hero: Richard Dawkins

Richard Dawkins comes clean: he isn’t certain that God doesn’t exist. Continue reading →

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Filed under Around the World, Education, Ethics Heroes, Religion and Philosophy, Science & Technology

Tagged as atheism, doubt, faith, honesty, integrity, Richard Dawkins

February 25, 2012

Comment of the Day: “Charles M. Blow’s Anti-Mormon Tweet, Chapter 2…”

Michael’s Comment enlightens us about the mainstream media’s hierarchy Continue reading →

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Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Character, Citizenship, Etiquette and manners, Gender and Sex, Humor and Satire, Journalism & Media, Race, Religion and Philosophy, U.S. Society

Tagged as bigotry, Charles M.Blow, Christianity, double standards, hate, hypocrisy, Islam, Mormons, New York Times, payback, political correctness, regret, strandards

February 24, 2012

Charles M. Blow’s Bigoted Anti-Mormon Tweet, Chapter 2: Ironies, Regrets, and Hypocrisy on the Left

When is an apology not an apology? Apparently when it suits an ideological agenda. When is bigotry acceptable? Apparently when its a liberal columnist who is the bigot. Continue reading →

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Filed under Business & Commercial, Character, Etiquette and manners, Journalism & Media, Professions, Religion and Philosophy, The Internet

Tagged as apologies, Arthur Brisbane, Barack Obama, bigotry, Charles M.Blow, fairness, hypocrisy, Mormons, New York Times, professionalism, regret, standards, Twitter