There is a huge need to do «applied» climate change ethics
as most ethical analysis in the academy on environmental issues has not engaged policy - makers or the general public.
Not exact matches
For Fair Harbor,
as is the case with
most ethical or sustainable brands, the mission to find the right factory was no easy task.
Finally, HR also gains
ethical significance by embodying
most of the few tools available for managers to shape that elusive thing known
as corporate culture.
As with
most changes it takes a while for people to approve of a new norm and while it may make things difficult / uncomfortable for soldiers in the near term it will create a better, more
ethical government organization in the long run.
And to live in society and even just have friends one must prove he or she is a «moral» person, this morality is just a morality that lacks gods, such
as a belief that what is good is what brings about the
most happiness or freedom or whatever your
ethical system supports.
(Isaiah 6:1 - 3) Such a God was not lightly to be approached; an inviolability not to be profaned lay deep in Isaiah's thought of the Eternal; but reverence had taken the place of dread
as the corollary of holiness, majesty had displaced the former dangerousness of the deity, and the response demanded from man by the holiness of the
Most High had become thoroughly
ethical.
Most public debate concerns
ethical issues such
as the beginning and the end of life, or the permissibility of certain sexual behaviors.
Let us not forget the words of Pope John Paul II
as he elevated St. Edith Stein to the rank of co-patroness of Europe, warning: «A Europe, that would change the value of tolerance and universal respect into
ethical indifferentism and scepticism about values that can not be forsaken, would openitself to
most risky ventures and sooner or later it would see appearing in new forms the
most dreadful phantoms of its own history».
Even if the pastoral counselor has some
ethical convictions that touch on the issues that come up in counseling, the counselor is
most likely to «bracket» these convictions and conceal them
as long
as he is in the counseling situation.
With respect to doctrinal questions (
as distinct from
ethical questions) I think there is far too much emphasis in
most churches on what you are required to believe, which results in relationship - ending events over inconsequential stuff.
Most of the traditional
ethical values — not killing, stealing, committing adultery, lying, cheating, and so forth — are in fact implied in the I - Thou relation, but not
as an absolute code.
A close Nerbal study of such writings
as the Epistle of James, the First Epistle of John, and the
ethical sections of
most of the Pauline Epistles, is needed to show how deeply embedded in the teaching of the early Church was the tradition of the words of Jesus which gave authority to it all.
They will show up (
as they do now, for the
most part)
as exceptions: ad hoc
ethical non sequiturs kept going by the enthusiasm of the few and the guilt of a somewhat larger cross-section of churchgoers.
The notion that firms seek to maximize profits is a cornerstone of economic analysis (and a sound one,
as most firms do behave this way), but it begs the question what firms ought to do, based on
ethical and moral grounds.
And it is of special interest for Christians that these principles of right and wrong at which one arrives include the Golden Rule (which is stated by Jesus in the gospel of Matthew,
as well
as in
most other major world religions) and the middle
ethical requirements of the Ten Commandments (thou shalt not kill, lie, steal, cheat, etc.).
It is not accidental or insignificant that
ethical ways disappear or are invisible
as such in both the total ways of the Orient and in the
most radical expressions of modern Western thinking and vision.
The commandments that govern the life of the Jew and the Christian are strictly categorical in nature,
as indeed are
most ethical codes based on theistic sources.
I have both quibbles and serious disagreements with some of what he said, but we are at one in affirming the wisdom of Reinhold Niebuhr, whom he quotes
as saying, «The religion which is socially
most useful is one which can maintain a stubborn indifference to immediate ends and thus give the
ethical life of man that touch of the absolute without which all morality is finally reduced to a decorous but essentially unqualified self assertiveness.»
In the Old Testament's treatment of the problem of suffering are some of the
most notable expressions in literature of
ethical insight into the meaning of retribution, profound faith in the ultimate justice of God, personal courage in accepting trouble
as self - discipline, spiritual understanding of vicarious sacrifice, and religious experience of a trustworthy God; and, accompanying all these, the refrain of the disillusioned also, «Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.»
19, often referred to
as the highest development of ethics in the Old Testament, begins: «You shall be holy, for I, Yahweh your God am holy»; and for the
most part throughout the chapter the terms of holiness are moral and
ethical.
Although «secular humanism» is a term used
most frequently by Protestant Fundamentalists, it was Justice Hugo Black» in delivering the opinion of the United States Supreme Court in a 1961 case, Torcaso v. Watkins» who distinguished between «religions based on a belief in the existence of God» and «religions founded on different beliefs,» such
as «Buddhism, Taoism,
Ethical Culture, Secular Humanism, and others.»
What we call novelty in
most artistic, scientific,
ethical, and other cultural contexts
as well
as the natural creativity of the physical and biological world refers to the novelty inherent in creativity - characterization.
It was in the
ethical insights of Israel,
as these were seen
most clearly by the prophets, that the greatest distinctiveness lay, and in their vision of the God of righteousness was the germ cell of monotheism.
Yet,
as most great religious visionaries have themselves taught, the
ethical vision is not ultimate.
Together with the highest spiritual and
ethical form of monotheism and the
most elevated form of asceticism and of meditation, they are amazed to find such primitive sorcery and magic
as might be seen in African fetishism.
Most atheists read pagan and other holy books and then equate them to those of
ethical monotheism, classifying all of them
as myths.
Nikos Kazantzakis in The Saviors of God (Simon & Schuster, 1960) states our
ethical responsibility better than
most when he describes the individual
as seed.
The
most notable example of such grouping is the so - called Sermon on the Mount, where within the compass of three chapters, is brought together what are generally regarded
as the major
ethical teachings of Jesus.
An area of basic disagreement is the role of
ethical principles, such
as freedom and equality, which
most realists, including Morgenthau, who is at times ambiguous on the point, deny.
As a result,
most of them are turning to readily available Chinese junk food: (Until there is a more
ethical way of growing quinoa, I encourage you and everyone you know to NOT eat it.
The company is recognized
as one of the «World's
Most Ethical Companies» by the Ethisphere Institute, one of the «World's
Most Admired Companies» by FORTUNE magazine and one of America's Largest Private Companies by both FORTUNE and Forbes magazines.
Alternatives
As consumers become aware of the
ethical issues relating to chicken farming and slaughter, more and more are choosing cruelty - free alternatives, which are readily available in
most supermarkets.
Alternatives
As consumers become aware of the
ethical issues relating to turkey farming and slaughter, more and more are choosing cruelty - free alternatives, which are readily available in
most supermarkets.
Alternatives
As consumers become aware of the
ethical issues relating to pig farming and slaughter, more and more are choosing cruelty - free alternatives, which are readily available in
most supermarkets.
However, the governor himself
as attorney general looked into
ethical indiscretions involving governors,
most notably Eliot Spitzer and the «Troopergate» affair.
For over 30 years GALHA, the LGBT Section of the BHA has promoted humanism
as a rational, naturalistic worldview that trusts the scientific method
as the
most reliable route to truth and encourages a moral and
ethical life based on logic, reason and compassion.
As investigations into economic development programs continue to swirl in New York,
most voters believe Gov. Andrew Cuomo is an
ethical elected official, a Siena College poll released on Tuesday found.
The ad, which will run on cable stations in Washington, D.C., seeks to link House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (Calif.) pledge to run the «
most open and
ethical Congress in history» with Rep. Charlie Rangel's recent decision to step down
as chairman of the Ways and Means Committee and Rep. Eric Massa's resignation amid allegations of sexual harassment.
«[Employers] know there's another class of staffers that are complete mercenaries, and that's
most of them, and they will do whatever they can do to protect their boss at any cost, and they have no line,» she said, adding: «Showing a moral line is problematic, because it sort of flags you
as someone who could, in a certain set of
ethical circumstances, turn on the employer.
In my opinion this is the only logical conclusion that can be reached
as to why Supervisor Gromack called one of the
most ethical Supervisors in Rockland County in what appears to have been a blatant attempt to force him to dismiss the legal firm representing «Clarkstown Residents Opposing Patronage «from any work that it was doing on behalf of another Town.
One of the
most popular things the council did was to suggest science could come to the rescue and find a way around an
ethical impasse to produce a mode of obtaining stem cells that everybody would regard
as ethical, and that this vexed period of our politics could be put behind us.
As Kenneth Shine and I emphasized 15 years ago in this journal, if science is to flourish and attain its appropriate role in aiding human progress, «It is incumbent upon all of us in the scientific community to help provide a research environment that, through its adherence to high
ethical standards and creative productivity, will attract and retain individuals of outstanding intellect and character to one of society's
most important professions.»
The School of Engineering's mission is to educate engineers committed to the innovative and
ethical application of science and technology in addressing the
most pressing societal needs, to develop and nurture twenty - first century leadership qualities in its students, faculty, and alumni, and to create and disseminate transformational new knowledge and technologies that further the well - being and sustainability of society in such cross-cutting areas
as human health, environmental sustainability, alternative energy, and the human - technology interface.
They will discuss the
most pressing
ethical issues facing the field of stem cell research
as it moves toward the clinic.
AES is proud to be recognized by the Ethisphere Institute
as one of the World's
Most Ethical Companies ® for the fifth consecutive year.
The
most important change since the beginning of 2004 is the establishment
as independent authorities of one central
ethical vetting board and six local ones.
As consumers, we make the
most important,
ethical, and sustainable choices with our dollars.
Ahimsa, the first of the moral and
ethical principles outlined in the eight limbs of Patanjali, is
most often translated
as non-violence.
rada: re: ``... because we can overcome the
ethical objections to eating animal products by only sourcing animal products from
ethical farmers...» No you can't overcome those objections, because here is how
most people who have these ethics feel: There is no such thing
as «
ethical meat» on any practical level.
I believe this is the
most ethical choice we can make to make a huge difference in ourselves and the planet
as a whole.