Ethics news:
archived: 17 October 2007
Ethics News is regularly updated with links and introductions to ethics-related news stories gathered from all over the web. We regularly archive the stories collected.
Morality is not a dirty word
Critics are wrong: Australia's foreign aid is driven by sound planning and research, and is very effective. It was interesting to read John Roskam's interpretation of the foreign aid debate under the Make Poverty History campaign ... more.
The Age - 9 November 2007
Loveable larrikan morphs into ugly Australian ...
Good manners are essential if we are to live in a civilised society. Perhaps it's because I grew up in Sylvania. As a schoolgirl, I walked down that Sydney street almost every afternoon ... more.
The Age - 13 November 2007
The good that comes from belief
Being religious makes for more ethical and giving young people. Atheism is the "new black". Of course, in Australia, we've always had atheists aplenty. Now, however, it is acceptable to come out of the closet of disbelief ... more.
The Age - 10 November 2007
The new wars of religion
Faith will unsettle politics everywhere this century; it will do so least when it is separated from the state. A religious fanatic feels persecuted, goes overseas to fight for his God and then returns home to attempt a bloody act of terrorism ... more.
The Economist - 1 November 2007
Primitive impulses of war
The interplay of religion and violence is considered by some a mark only of primitive culture. When the jihadist cries "God is Great" before detonating his explosive vest, or when, conversely, the Crusades are invoked to justify assault on radical Islam ... more.
International Herald Tribune - 12 November 2007
Key questions to ask before judging climate change policies
AS THE weeks pass, the political parties are releasing more details on their climate change policies - a key issue for the federal election. Voters are being presented with a smorgasbord of proposals ... more.
The Age - 11 November 2007
Finnish school shooting: self-loathing goes global
In declaring 'war against humanity', might 18-year-old Pekka-Eric Auvinen have been doing his bit to save the planet? Self-loathing has been around for a long time. There have always been individuals who have acted on feelings of disgust for themselves and for others ... more.
Spiked Online - 8 November 2007
The new herecies
In today's You Can't Say That culture, it's those with reactionary views on race or religion who are censored. But fighting for free speech still matters ... more.
Spiked Online - 7 November 2007
'Public interest' hides selfish motive
Memo to the Right to Know campaign: freedom of speech and freedom of the press are not the same thing. The spectacle of the media lavishing generous column inches and hours of airtime on their imagined woes should always arouse our suspicions ... more.
The Australian - 12 November 2007
Hey pollies, you're in my space. Get out!
'You got one pimped out page K Rudd," says "Woody" in a comment posted on Kevin Rudd's myspace website. Continuing the trend started by the American Democrats' policy launch on YouTube this year ... more.
The Age - 12 November 2007
Is it ethical to each chocolate?
Maybe I�m a bad person, but I have a sweet tooth. I can�t help it. I just love chocolate. I know that when big companies make chocolate, it uses lots of resources, exploits workers in developing countries ... more.
Spiked Online - 9 November 2007
Killing democracy in Pakistan
ON November 3, General Pervez Musharraf became the first military ruler to suspend Pakistan's constitution twice and dismiss his own government for not performing ... more.
The Age - 13 November 2007
Time's up General Musharraf
No longer the potential solution, the general has become a big part of Pakistan's problem. As military dictators go, Pakistan's General Pervez Musharraf has always seemed rather a decent sort ... more.
The Economist - 8 November 2007