Tag Archives: The Golden Rule
Celebrity Encounter Ethics
What’s the ethical way to handle the famous person standing next to you at an airport? Well, it depends. Continue reading
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Daily Life, Popular Culture
“Ask Amy” Tackles A Classic—And Misses
“Ask Amy” botches a classic ethical dilemma. Continue reading
Filed under Family, Gender and Sex, Journalism & Media, Love, Romance and Relationships
Poll: 84% Don’t Have a Clue What “Ethical” Means
If asked whether cloning a pet is unethical, your proper response is, “What a stupid question!” Continue reading
Filed under Animals, Bioethics, Religion and Philosophy, Science & Technology, The Internet
Comment of the Day on “The NAACP’s ‘Gotcha!’ Games”
A provocative comment on the Rick Santorum race “gotcha!” post. Continue reading
Filed under Character, Government & Politics, Race, U.S. Society
Penn State Primer: 15 Ethics Alarms on the Duty to Rescue and the Bystander Problem
For perspective on Penn State: here are 15 Ethics Alarms stories about rescues, non-rescues and bystanders, brave and apathetic. Continue reading
An Ethics Lesson Missed, a Life Lost
Parents, while they are teaching their children such basics as “Look both ways when you cross the street,” “Don’t take candy from strangers,” “Say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’,” “Tell the truth” and “Treat your elders with respect” need to make sure “Always do what you can to help another human being in peril” is on the list. If Jana Svrzo’s mother had made that ethical obligation sufficiently clear, Jayna Murray might be alive today. Continue reading
Filed under Character, Citizenship, Education, Law & Law Enforcement, U.S. Society, Workplace
The 9-11 Photo And A Columnist’s Character
One thing I have learned about personal ethics: they are imposible to hide. Ethical individuals eventually show their values in grand style, and those without ethics, or whose ethical values are corroded, frayed and rotting, show their true colors as … Continue reading
Non-Douche Neil Patrick Harris Almost Gets It Right
Neil Patrick Harris just misses getting the Golden Rule right. Too bad. Continue reading
