Entries Tagged as 'Ethics'

Moral Amnesia: why is toxic behavior acceptable?

We are in an ethical crisis. The affliction with many government leaders, companies, educational institutions and people is moral amnesia.  Whether you are in a leadership role or not, the state of ethical behavior is under scrutiny.

Take the matter of a teacher watching two boys fist fight in a Texas classroom.  The teacher does have a moral obligation and an ethical responsibility to prevent human suffering. After all, the teacher is a role model (or should be) and sets the standard.  It does not matter what “the law” says. Is this teacher suffering from Moral Amnesia?

Ethical Apathy

If everyone cheats, who can judge? I am so tired of greed, cheating, lying and the lack of ethical standards.

Moral — Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behavior.

Ethical — Behaving with integrity. Ethics Anyone?

Defining immoral and unethical is defining pornography: You know it when you see it.

But what does it mean to be ethical and moral? It sounds like a good thing, and normally most people steer clear of unethical behavior.  But how do you know if someone is ethical or not? Should it even be important?