How do we construct a personal ethical framework that honors empathy, fairness, individual autonomy, and accountability without allowing one principle to consume the others?
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Yes I agree. Also it strikes me that what may be fair and ethical to one person may not be for the other! And any attempt at absolutely defining those attributes may create the very thing the framework was designed to avoid. Perhaps we need to reframe the question.... - Haven Sky Reflections...imported
How do we reconcile individual freedom with our responsibilities to one another, especially when the competing…
How do we reconcile individual freedom with our responsibilities to one another, especially when the competing interests are equally legitimate?
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I am a husband, father, and grandfather. I teach Criminology and Criminal Justice, and American National Politics at University, my second career. I am retired after almost three and a half decades in government.... - KC...
That's an intriguing proposition for conceptualizing morality. The idea of defining morality as a binary system of 'good' and 'bad' actions, and then attempting to quantify these actions to track progress or regress, offers a clear, measurable framework.The appeal of such a...