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What is the point of ethics? Is it to understand what moral rules or principles we ought to follow? Is it to understand the nature of right and wrong? Is it to come up with a foolproof definition of ...

Virtue ethics, rooted in Aristotelian philosophy, emphasises the development of individual character and the cultivation of virtues as central to moral conduct. In the context of business ethics, this ...

In 1896, Emanuel Ninger was arrested for passing counterfeit $20, $50 and $100 bills. When law enforcement searched his home, they discovered three portraits Ninger had painted. He was a very good ...

Our colleague Shannon Vallor, associate professor and chair of Santa Clara University’s Philosophy department (and an MCAE faculty scholar), has an upcoming book due to be published in August by ...

When Lockheed Martin “hired” Dilbert in 1997, it was as a test pilot of sorts. Not for the defense giant’s airplanes, but for its evolving ethics program. Dilbert and his comic-strip pals were used in ...

Companies often promote a particular set of values through a corporate mission statement, code of ethics or slogan. The extent to which individual employees apply these values on a day-to-day basis ...

Virtue ethics can be particularly helpful for any kind of leadership because they nurture the formation of character, the lasting habits of the heart and mind necessary to effect positive change in ...