Quotes About Ethics

so many bad ideas that lead to authoritarian consequences begin with good intentions.

You can't make a lousy charity good by having a low overhead.

Outside of science and law, all rules can be bent or broken, and it doesn't require being unethical.

deontologist believes that for something to be ethically correct, it must abide by a predefined set of moral rules or ideologies, and if an action breaks those rules then it is immoral, regardless of the outcome. A consequentialist believes that the moral value of an action purely depends on its outcome—the act itself doesn't carry moral weight, all that matters is whether its consequences are good or bad overall.

If we continue to develop our technology without wisdom or prudence, our servant may prove to be our executioner."—Omar N. Bradley

Reality is negotiable. Outside of science and law, all rules can be bent or broken, and it doesn't require being unethical. The DEAL of deal making is also an acronym for the process of becoming a member of the New Rich.

Seeing as how nothing is outside the vast, wide-meshed net of heaven, who is there to say just how it is cast?" "I find good people good, and I find bad people good, if I am good enough.

The manifesto of the dealmaker is simple: Reality is negotiable. Outside of science and law, all rules can be bent or broken, and it doesn't require being unethical.

Fueron los puritanos los que pervirtieron el trabajo y lo transformaron en virtud, olvidando claramente que Dios lo inventó como castigo

I'm not sure how much the formal study of philosophy matters, but I think the fundamental philosophical question is one that's important for all of us, and it's always this question of 'What do people agree merely by convention, and what is the truth?

Integrity is the only path where you will never get lost.

Marc es autor de la obra Los delitos del futuro (Ariel, 2015).

Si seguimos desarrollando la tecnología sin inteligencia o prudencia, puede que nuestro sirviente acabe siendo nuestro verdugo.

El artículo de David Brooks titulado «The Moral Bucket List». La

The moral of the story is, whenever possible, do print/text interviews via email. A paper trail will give you evidence and recourse if people misbehave.

If it's not ready, we're not going to send it out, and just hope they don't notice that it's not that good. We'll fix it. We'll do something else, but don't try to slip by something that you know is below the standard.' You

Hold the standard. Ask for help. Fix it. Do whatever's necessary. But don't cheat.

The trouble is that privacy is at once essential to, and in tension with, both freedom and security. A cabinet minister who keeps his mistress in satin sheets at the French taxpayer's expense cannot justly object when the press exposes his misuse of public funds. Our freedom to scrutinise the conduct of public figures trumps that minister's claim to privacy. The question is: where and how do we draw the line between a genuine public interest and that which is merely what interests the public?

the human moral standpoint itself shares in fallen human hubris.

Thou shalt not alter thy brother's consciousness without his consent. - The Second Commandment of Leary

In the information-communication civilization of the 21st Century, creativity and mental excellence will become the ethical norm. The world will be too dynamic, complex, and diversified, too cross-linked by the global immediacies of modern (quantum) communication, for stability of thought or dependability of behaviour to be successful.

To be frank, I suspect that today there is little respect for Christianity as source of moral teaching about goodness.

La formación moral consiste en formar a la gente para ser lo bastante fuerte como para ponerse en pie y caminar.

In retrospect, these events are discouraging: too many scientists seem to have been in the service of money and power. Too many in the media saw it as their duty to be "neutral" by uncritically reporting every theory, rather than investigating who sponsored them and whether they were backed by solid evidence. Too many government officials seem to have been willing to sacrifice poor fisherfolk on the altar of high growth.