Tag: Ethics - general issues
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Dying with dignity
Ever since humans came to live together we have needed rules for our conduct, in order to live harmoniously and to have ways of resolving disputes...
Boycott or engage
Philip Wright The recent call for a boycott of Pork by Animals Australia raises a number of ethical questions around the use of boycott (named after...
Hypothetical putanesca
John Bevins John Bevins was asked some weeks after attending the Rozelle Feast Day hypothetical, The ‘Ethics of Pork Production, Distribution...
WikiLeaks has not gone far enough
Jake Goldenfein Before a full house at Sydney’s Festival of Dangerous Ideas, the question was posed to Julian Assange, “Has WikiLeaks...
Environmentalists should give up on sustainability
John Bevins At the Festival of Dangerous Ideas John Bevins attended Richard Denniss’ talk about why sustainability isn’t sustainable and...
Society is broken
Jared Ellsmore The celebrated British novelist and creator of The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, Alexander McCall Smith, spoke on the current...
A reflection on the life of Margaret Olley
Margaret Olley was a member and friend of St James Ethics Centre for many years. Coincidently, she was also a personal friend of my wife, Nettie, and...
The death of the starving child
We've all seen the phot of the vulture loitering near the small African child hunched and emaciated in the foreground. It became the defining image...
The heroism of moral choice
On May 12, 1946, Louis Alexander Slotin was carrying out an experiment in the laboratories at Los Alamos with seven other men. Slotin was good with...
Heed the wisdom of the elders
I have been consulting our tribal elders and their message for the rest of us is very clear: until we find a way of restoring our sense of being a...
Ethics counselling, a commitment to the difficult path of discovery
The art of ethics counselling, in one sense, is the totality of its associated history, disciplines, skill, methods, philosophy and ethos. But it is...
The circle of concern
As widespread devastation continues in Japan and New Zealand, many Australians have also experienced storms and floods at home. Natural disasters on...
Why opponents of ethics education in schools are wrong
This year has produced a number of sobering lessons about the intersection between religion and politics. As some will know, St James Ethics Centre...
The origins of St James Ethics Centre
The idea for St James Ethics Centre came about during a time of corporate excess. Founding member Hugh Mackay looks back twenty years to the very...
The man who chose death with dignity
Christian Rossiter died with dignity. In saying this, I do not refer to the physical manner of his passing. Rather, my claim rests entirely on the...
The nature of evil
Once the villains of film and fiction, people known for their evil deeds are today commonplace. Phillip Knightley examines the resurgence of evil,...
Splitting the bill with friends
It all begins innocently enough – a group of people arrange to meet for a meal at a restaurant. Great food, superb wines and perfect ambience...
Dealing with ethical dilemmas in your workplace
One of the first calls ever received by St James Ethics Centre’s free Ethics Counselling service* was from a young accountant who was due to...
Ending relationships ethically
With St Valentine’s Day just around the corner, there is a fair chance that by this time next week a host of nervous romantics will have...
Sickies: a national pastime?
Rightly or wrongly, Australians are notorious for taking ‘sickies’, with one recent study finding that around 40% of respondents surveyed...
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