Tag Archives: obligation
A Fan’s Obligation: 12 Life Lessons From Being a Red Sox Fan
This is not going to be a fun day. Continue reading
Filed under Daily Life, Education, Leadership, Literature, Love, Professions, Religion and Philosophy, Sports
The Despicable Nadya Suleman and Ethics Estoppel
From the beginning, the only thing keeping Nadya Suleman from being unequivocally despicable has been the lingering suspicion that she was mentally ill. It might be more than a suspicion, to be fair: having octuplets by artificial insemination when one already has six young children and no viable means of support could be called “proof.” Now even that malady is a sufficient defense: the issue is settled, and she is despicable beyond redemption. Continue reading
Filed under Bioethics, Family, Gender and Sex, Health and Medicine, Journalism & Media, Love
Revisiting the Obligation vs. Charity Issue in Baseball Retirement Benfits
When the 1948-1979 players ask for charity and generosity, based on the fact that the industry can afford to change their eligibility to the post-1979 standards, and their having earned the gratitude of the current players through their Major League service and professional sacrifices, they have a cogent argument. The arguments that it is wrong to be generous to one group of players and not others, and that rightful acts for the benefit of others create an ethical obligation of compensation, are not valid. Continue reading
Obligation or Charity: Retired Baseball Player Pensions and Fairness
It is not unfair for players of the pre-1979 era to have to live with the conditions they agreed to when they played. Much of their argument sounds like mere jeolousy and envy, which is often expressed by the sentiment that it is unfair when life treats similar individuals disparately. Continue reading
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Sec. Geithner’s Dead Ethics Alarm
A Treasury Secretary with a busted ethics alarm does not inspire confidence. Continue reading
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Shin-Soo Choo and the Duke’s Dilemma
In 1942, John Wayne faced the same dilemma that the Cleveland Indians’ first baseman faces now. Continue reading
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