Tag Archives: “The Ethicist”

December 12, 2010

Incompetent Advice from “The Ethicist”

Cohen’s response to the questioner is worse than his typical periodic gaffes. In this case, he has misappropriated the role of the courts, instigated the breach of an agreement, rationalized theft, and and more—all without having enough facts to make such a risky recommendation. Continue reading →

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Filed under Family, Journalism & Media, Law & Law Enforcement, Religion and Philosophy, U.S. Society

Tagged as "It's for a good cause", "The Ethicist", advice, bias, breach of contract, child support, class bias, competence, Consequentialism, dilgence, ethics, fairness, justice, Randy Cohen, rationalizations, Robin Hood ethics, vigilante justice, vigilantiism

September 19, 2010

“The Ethicist” and His Definition of “Unethical”

While explaining in this week column why he hesitated to label a manifestly unethical practice unethical, The New York Times Magazine’s ethicist, Randy Cohen, clarified a couple of questions that have been bothering me for quite a while. Why do so many people react so violently to the conclusion that they have done something unethical? And why does Randy Cohen, a.k.a. “The Ethicist” so frequently endorse unethical conduct, especially dishonesty, when he believes it is motivated by virtuous motives? Continue reading →

Elevator Ethics

This time Randy Cohen, “The Ethicist,’ thinks something is cheating that I don’t. But he may be right. Continue reading →

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Filed under Around the World, Daily Life, Etiquette and manners, Journalism & Media, U.S. Society, Workplace

Tagged as "The Ethicist", cheating, civility, courtesy, elevators, ethics, fairness, initiative, manners, Randy Cohen, rationalizations, respect, traffic ethics, waiting in line

May 9, 2010

“The Ethicist” and Helping Illegal Immigrants

This is what the government’s negligence on illegal immigration has done to our logic, our conduct and our ethics. Continue reading →

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Filed under Around the World, Business & Commercial, Citizenship, Daily Life, Government & Politics, Journalism & Media, Law & Law Enforcement, U.S. Society, Workplace

Tagged as "The Ethicist", Arizona illegal immigrant statute, Citizenship, duty of citizenship, ethics, exploitation, fairness, illegal immigration, immigration, Katie Couric, minimum wage, New York Times, Randy Cohen, responsibility, Stuart Gold

April 11, 2010

King Downloading Backlash: Randy and the Rationalizations

Defending Randy Cohen’s embrace of web piracy last week, other bloggers get lost in rationalizations. Continue reading →

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Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Business & Commercial, Citizenship, Journalism & Media, Law & Law Enforcement, Popular Culture, Science & Technology, The Internet, U.S. Society

Tagged as "The Ethicist", civil disobedience, courage, duty of citizenship, ethics, Henry David Thoreau, illegal downloading, Mike Mesnick, piracy, Randy Cohen, rationalizations, Stephen King, Tech Dirt, theft

April 4, 2010

Arg! “The Ethicist” Endorses Piracy!

In today’s jaw-dropping column, the New York Times’ Randy Cohen, “The Ethicist,” endorses web piracy and copyright law violation. Arg! Continue reading →

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Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Business & Commercial, Citizenship, Daily Life, Ethics Dunces, Government & Politics, Law & Law Enforcement, Science & Technology, The Internet, U.S. Society

Tagged as "The Ethicist", Consequentialism, copyright law, ethics, fairness, honesty, illegal downlods, piracy, Randy Cohen, Stepehn King, theft, web piracy

March 22, 2010

“The Ethicist” vs. Citizenship

The Ethicist thinks good citizenship is unfair to thieves. Honest! Continue reading →

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Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Citizenship, Daily Life, Journalism & Media, Law & Law Enforcement, U.S. Society

Tagged as "Night Shift", "The Ethicist", Citizenship, duty to report crime, justice system, Michael Keaton, penal system, Randy Cohen, rationalizations

February 21, 2010

Randy Cohen Watch: “The Ethicist” vs. Integrity, Accountability, and the Law

“The Ethicist,” Randy Cohen, has problems with honesty, a prejudice against law enforcement, and cluelessness on matters of legal ethics and the exercise of legal rights. This week, a reader managed to ask a question that involved all of them. Continue reading →

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Filed under Citizenship, Family, Journalism & Media, Law & Law Enforcement, Professions, Religion and Philosophy, U.S. Society

Tagged as "The Ethicist", accountability, confessions, ethics, honesty, integrity, law enforcement, legal ethics, misuse of the justice system, Randy Cohen, respect for the law