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Category Archives: Ethics
Moral Acrobatics: How We Avoid Ethical Ambiguity by Thinking in Black and White
Here are some highlights from this 2021 book by psychologist Philippe Rochat: * Rare are the ultrastrict law abiders. The fact is that in all countries giving as little as possible to the taxman is a national sport. We tend … Continue reading
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Integrated: Living Beyond the Sex Trade (7-20-21)
00:00 Integrated: Living Beyond the Sex Trade by Deanna Lynn, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0995YDK3B/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1626170152&sr=8-3 03:00 Purchased: Leaving the Sex Trade By Deanna Lynn (12-8-20), https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=135668 04:00 Purchased: Leaving the Sex Trade By Deanna Lynn (9-2-20), https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=134246 06:00 The experience of being interviewed 24:00 … Continue reading
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The Professor Of Apologies (6-14-21)
00:00 My guest is professor Joshua M. Bentley, https://schieffercollege.tcu.edu/faculty_staff/josh-bentley/ 03:00 Talk radio 07:30 The role of radio in Joshua’s childhood 17:00 Not the Best: What Rush Limbaugh’s Apology to Sandra Fluke Reveals about Image Restoration Strategies on Commercial Radio, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=139974 … Continue reading
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The Power Of The Situation To Shape Behavior
I’ve gone through my life idealizing and devaluing people. Many of those I’ve most admired, I’ve subsequently devalued. Others who I devalued, I came to admire. I’ve hated some people until I met them, and then I quickly found myself … Continue reading
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Why Are Ethicists Usually Late To The Party?
Philosopher A tells me: “They tend to pick up social science stuff much later, and deploy it in their own feuds. They prefer reasoning by intuition. But when someone forces them out of it they respond. Moral psychology is a … Continue reading
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Lack of Character: Personality and Moral Behavior
I think the general unit of observation for psychology is the individual and for the sociologist it is society. For Protestantism, the focus is on individual salvation, and for the Jew, the focus is on the Jewish people. Scholars with … Continue reading
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Blame & Responsibility
If you argue with terrorists such as Black Lives Matter activists, you are not to blame if they shoot you, but you are responsibility for needlessly placing yourself in danger. If you walk alone in a bad part of town … Continue reading
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Grandstanding: The Use and Abuse of Moral Talk
Here are some highlights from this 2020 book: * A once-enthusiastic participant in the online culture wars recently reflected on his history of grandstanding: “Every time I would call someone racist or sexist, I would get a rush. That rush … Continue reading
How To Spot A Liar
I generally despise TED talks, but this is a good one: Truth #1: “Lying is a cooperative act.” Truth #2. Everyone is willing to give you something for what they’re hungry for. Lying is an attempt to bridge that gap … Continue reading
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Does Torah Permit Stealing From The Goyim?
Tribal ethics are simple — whatever is good for the group is good. This is different from the universalist Anglo outlook I grew up with in Australia where there were few if any differences between the moral obligations you owed … Continue reading