Tag: ethics

Human Rights and the Endowment Effect (via P.a.p.-Blog | Human Rights Etc.)

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This article refers and provides a link to the endowment effect. I had never heard of this economic theory. But now having read about it, I find it both fascinating and convincing. I appreciate the author bringing this idea to my attention.

I did not stop at reading this particular post, I explored the site reading a good number of posts. I very much enjoyed what I saw. I think you would profit by a similarly detailed look.

James Pilant

Human Rights and the Endowment Effect (source) Why do we say that people fighting for their rights are in fact fighting for the recognition of their rights? That people have rights even when the law doesn’t recognize these rights? That, in other words, people have moral rights that precede their legal rights? And that these moral rights can be used to evaluate and, if necessary, create their legal rights? At first sight, such statements imply the dubious ontological claim that moral … Read More

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Is IT Ethical (via Cognitive Noise)

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I have read that knowing the right questions may well be better than knowing the answers. This is because you can always ask the questions again when circumstances change and what used to be the answers is now irrelevant.

These are good questions.

I liked the opening comments about War and Peace. I never was able to get very far with it either but I did see the Russian six-hour movie. Maybe that counts.

James Pilant

Special thanks to Cognitive Noise (The best blog title I have seen in quite some time.)

One of my KM gurus (Dave Snowden) once said to get primed on ethics you just need to read War and Peace, earnestly I tried and could not go past the first 30 pages. So understand that my knowledge is limited and so is yours I assume. Ethics are challenged in every industry; specifically my view on “ethical IT services” is possible just by questioning, Questions on what we do when no one else is looking 1. Is it fine for a Project Manage … Read More

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Interesting Conversation [1] (via Nai2-tok ! where I ramble..non-stop)

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Here is one small example of a worldwide problem but that is how the problem is usually felt, one human being at a time.

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I always get my morning newspaper on my way to the office. In Indonesia, there are people who sell newspaper, magazine on the traffic light. So for you foreigners don’t be surprised by this sight. This is very common in Indonesia. And you can get all your media needs from them. Up until 1 year ago, I always buy my newspaper from this 1 person (let’s call him A). But then, in a sudden almost 1 week I coudln’t see him everywhere. I came in to concl … Read More

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Ethics & Blog Purpose (via Backtrack 4 R2 How-to Blog 4 Noob’s)

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This is a code of ethics for blogging. I like it. It is also a code of purpose.

Some might make fun of codes of ethics. I make fun of bad ones or ones not being followed. And I have a good time doing it. But I still like them. Aren’t the religions of Christianity and Buddhism in a way codes of ethics?

Codes of ethics are one way to spread the word about what is or is not acceptable conduct.

So, read and enjoy.

James Pilant

Purpose To educate myself and others about the weaknesses of computers and networks To provide a resource for myself and others on how to create a more secure computer, networking environment, and internet use For myself and others to be able to use this information to better protect themselves from spammers, bad hackers, and destructive people To create and maintain the information in this blog to be as accurate and user friendly as possible in … Read More

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Photo reporters have feelings and souls (via Blognovic’s Weblog)

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I, too, believe that photo journalist are not getting the credit they deserve. The risks they take are not appreciated as we focus more and more on the strange talking heads that inhabit our media world.

With the recent deaths in Libya, we should all become more aware of the guts it takes to go into a shooting war with only a camera.

James Pilant

My thanks to Blognovic’s Weblog.

If you have read my post about Obama’s answer to Donald Trump during the Annual Dinner of the White House Correspondent Association, maybe you’ll know I found sensitive from his part to take some last and serious words to recognize the work of journalists in war zones. Some days after, when I found an article by Bill Keller, executive Editor of the New York Time who, after spending time reporting in conflict zones is now in charge of sending prof … Read More

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Andrew Comments on the Previous Post – Ethics (via Linear perspective)

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Andrew is a regular commentator on my blogs. Today, he is commenting on my previous post, “Ethics (via Linear perspective.”

My wife has seen this more than I have. She is a canine trainer and nutritionist. She has a problem with veterinarians advertising and recommending inferior food, such as Pedigree brand foods, because Pedigree is one of the largest corporate donors to the major veterinary schools in the country.

Very often, part of her training regime includes a change of diet. These inferior kibbles cause health problems with the dogs, and those health problems manifest both medically and behaviorally (Afterall, dont we all feel crabby when we dont feel well).

Is it ethical? No. Is academia to blame for allowing corporations to dilute the integrity of its institutions? Yes.

Crisis Jones Comments on a Previous Post – Ethics (via Linear perspective)

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Crisisjones has this comment for “Ethics (via Linear perspective).”

An extension of what has become business as usual. I guess we shouldn’t be surprised. The more attention we bring to these issues the greater the chance that honest folks will put an end to it.

There is an emerging situation of monumental proportions RE The New Madrid Fault, and NLE 2011.

We reported on this yesterday at crisisjones.wordpress.com. There is an audio report (23) that has potentially life saving information.

PLEASE my friends, email the link to this report to EVERYONE you know.

The people on The New Madrid Fault Line need to know what is coming on May 11.

Thank You and May GOD continue to Bless Us All.

-CJ

Crisis Jones posts regularly. You might want to visit and perhaps mart it as a favorite.

James Pilant

Canada, we have an ethics problem in government (via Nechakogal’s Blog)

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I share the concern with ethics in the field of economics and politics. It seems that economics has become, in many or most cases, little more than selling your views for the most benefits in terms of money and influence. The truth does not pay well and after a while and a little self indoctrination, it will all look all right and the conscience will clear.

I would have expected more from the academic field of economics but the politician as an animal generally is a feral creature not subject to domestication. I am not sure ethics reaches the government save as a source of amusement.

Really good post. I recommend it.

James Pilant

My thanks to Nechakogal’s Blog.

Canada, we have an ethics problem in government I have done several posts about economists and the stunning lack of ethics for this profession, but I completely overlooked the profession of the politician despite awareness that the state of ethics among our politicians and in the structures housing our democracies.  I was also persuaded that simply changing the party in power and the nature of how our votes are represented would result in the solution, but I am now convinced that no system wil … Read More

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Ethics (via Linear perspective)

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Should a corporation be able to influence curriculum at a college to provide it with free research? Should a school forbid publication of research that might be embarrassing to a corporate donor? These are questions discussed in this posting. We might add, “Should faculty promotion be based on winning research grants?” How about, “In a free society, how much should a public college depend on corporate money to operate?”

Where does the public and private conflict? Should higher education be an informal extension of corporate interests?

Read the blog entry. It’s good. We all need to think about these things. Just letting it happen and continue by the force of inertia makes stopping or reining this influence in much more difficult.

James Pilant

Ethics Is it ethical to modify the curriculum of a subject in a graduate studies to suit the needs of an organization? We had a marketing project that required us to estimate the market size and the positioning of competitors for the parent body of the B-school. While doing this work, I felt enraged by the thought that the school had modified the deliverable of the course and was using MBA students to perform the market research. What bothered me more w … Read More

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Friday Links (via A Thinking Reed)

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I love those blog entries that list little teasers connected to links. It’s a sort of internet buffet, a little of this and a little of that. This one has some fun teasers and interesting ideas.

James Pilant

–A challenge to libertarians on the coecivene power of private entities. –A.O. Scott on superhero movies as a Ponzi scheme. –Richard Beck of Experimental Theology on why he blogs. –A political typology quiz from the Pew Research Center. (I scored as a “solid libera.l” Although I’d take issue with the way some of the choices were presented.) –An end to “bad guys.” –Def Leppard’s Hysteria and the changing meaning of having a “number 1” album. … Read More

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