by Bob Podolsky | Mar 10, 2016 | Applied Ethics, Bob Podolsky, ethical, Hierarchy, PROBLEM, psychopath, SOLUTION
About the Word “Authority” My friend, Larken Rose, describes authority as “the most dangerous superstition” – and has, in fact, written a wonderful little book by that title. I heartily recommend it to anyone wanting to delve deeper into the subject than the...
by Bob Podolsky | Feb 3, 2016 | Spirituality
Ethics Beyond Religion Editor’s note: The following is excerpted from “Beyond Religion” by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Reproduced by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. I am an old man now. I was born in 1935 in a small...
by Bob Podolsky | Jan 27, 2016 | Applied Ethics, Bob Podolsky, ethical, Uncategorized
CHOOSING AN ETHIC by: Bob Podolsky Why choose an Ethic? It’s a truism that most people wants to “better themselves” – that is to better the circumstances of their lives. Philosophies and religions are all derived from this fact. When one adopts a valid...
by Bob Podolsky | Oct 18, 2015 | Uncategorized
It’s Not What You Thought Most people realize that slavery still exists in the world today. And often, with this awareness, comes the mistaken belief that it happens elsewhere than here at home. Too often we think of slavery in terms of “human trafficking”, and...
by Bob Podolsky | Oct 18, 2015 | Applied Ethics, ethical, unethical
The Concept There are many who believe that killing another human being is always unethical – an evil deed, regardless of the circumstances and motivation behind the act. Because of this, many victims of violence and tyranny have died needlessly – thinking they were...
