Carnegie Council Lesson Plan Ideas

https://www.carnegiecouncil.org/education/002

YourMorals.Org

Collaboration among social psychologists who study morality and politics. Goal is to create a site that allows to test a variety of theories about moral psychology. One of our main goals is to foster understanding across the political spectrum.  

Current studies and questionnaires...


https://www.yourmorals.org/index.php

Playing By the Rules: Ethics at Work

Ethics play a major role in contemporary business practices. From debating whether or not to act on insider information, choosing between employee wellbeing or shareholder obligations, or disclosing a rare but potentially fatal side effect of a newly manufactured drug—ethical decision making is a critical skill. But even the most moral character can be influenced in ethical gray areas. 

https://www.wliw.org/programs/playing-rules-ethics-work/

What Money Can't Buy

https://www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives/videos/what-money-cant-buy

Harvard Professor Michael Sandel leads twelve exceptional college students from around the world in asking where markets serve the public good, and where they don’t belong. Sandel and his students look at different types of markets—from selling kidneys to selling votes—to better understand a society in which everything, it seems, is for sale.

Moral Political Economy

Two sites for "moral political economy":

Evonomics
http://evonomics.com/

Institute for New Economic Thinking
https://www.ineteconomics.org/

The Kairos Center for Religions, Rights, and Social Justice
https://kairoscenter.org

Confronting the Parasite Economy

The real economy delivers on the promise of capitalism.
The parasite economy relentlessly undermines it.
If, as many on the right are wont to do, we divide our nation into one of “makers” and “takers,” it’s not the working poor who deserve our derision, but the low-wage businesses that exploit them.

Nick Hanauer
May 16, 2016

http://prospect.org/article/confronting-parasite-economy

"Thoughts on Free Will and Commodity Relations" by Amy Dru Stanley

"Unlike chattel slavery..., the commodification of free labor long had posed a problem in Anglo-American traditions of thought. At least a century before Thomas Jefferson famously derided manufactures in his 1787 Notes on the State of Virginia, wage labor had been associated with the hierarchies of the household and carried the stigma of dependence." ("Wages, Sin, and Slavery: Some Thoughts on Free Will and Commodity Relations", Amy Dru Stanley, Journal of the Early Republic, Vol. 24, No. 2 (Summer, 2004), pp. 279-288)

n the era of the American Founders, "Hirelings- no matter how voluntarily they put up their labor for sale or what the price they were paid- were considered not fully free. To be sure, the cash nexus, contract, and the play of the free market in labor eroded the personal relations of dominion and submission characteristic of the customary bonds of paternalism between the gentry and laboring people." ("Wages, Sin, and Slavery: Some Thoughts on Free Will and Commodity Relations", Amy Dru Stanley, Journal of the Early Republic, Vol. 24, No. 2 (Summer, 2004), pp. 279-288)

Throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, plain folk, patricians, political theorists, and members of Parliament joined in expressing "hostility to the status of wage-labourer," according to Christopher Hill's classic study of the subject. For the hireling had lost his birthright, "that property in a man's own labour and person," which was the badge of a free man." ("Wages, Sin, and Slavery: Some Thoughts on Free Will and Commodity Relations", Amy Dru Stanley, Journal of the Early Republic, Vol. 24, No. 2 (Summer, 2004), pp. 279-288)

Philosophy / Ethics Courses Online

Lander.edu homepage
http://philosophy.lander.edu/index.html

Introduction to Philosophical Thinking
http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/introbook-links.html

Introduction to Ethical Studies An Open Source Reader
http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/ethicsbook.pdf

Ethics Study Questions
http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/notes-topics.html

Capitalism, Business Ethics, and Moral Economy

current readings on on capitalism, business ethics, and moral economy...

http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2014/09/26/has-capitalism-reached-a-turning-point/#20c55efc49dd

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-02-03/goldman-sachs-says-it-may-be-forced-to-fundamentally-question-how-capitalism-is-working

http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2015/09/09/capitalism-needs-the-rule-of-law-not-the-whim-of-bureaucracy-to-function/#3636d9c568c4

http://www.forbes.com/sites/fredsmith/2015/11/17/virtuous-capitalism-in-theory-and-practice/#4859f4ef3823

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/05/my-secret-shame/476415/

http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Opinion&title=Thomas-Hobbes-Saul-Alinsky-and-Rodrigo-Duterte&id=126672

http://distributistreview.com/a-distributist-looks-at-capitalism-and-socialism/

http://distributistreview.com/justice-economics-not-socialism/

http://distributistreview.com/the-civic-state/

http://www.salon.com/2016/03/29/we_are_the_death_merchant_of_the_world_ex_bush_official_lawrence_wilkerson_condemns_military_industrial_complex/

http://billmoyers.com/2014/07/15/capitalism%E2%80%99s-deeper-problem/

http://billmoyers.com/story/why-bernies-right-about-glass-steagall/

http://www.theatlantic.com/notes/all/2016/04/your-stories-of-financial-struggle/479157/

http://distributistreview.com/scaling-business/

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/04/five-measures-of-growth-that-are-better-than-gdp

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/04/the-problem-with-measuring-a-2016-economy-using-1940s-methods

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/04/let-s-ditch-the-economy-of-the-1-and-replace-it-with-a-human-economy

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/04/what-is-hypergrowth-why-does-it-matter

Prezi: One Philosopher's Approach to Business Ethics by Samantha Galing
https://prezi.com/ljwn05rrgrpn/one-philosophers-approach-to-business-ethics/
Prezi: Business & Society by John Medaille
https://prezi.com/wg9f8osed_93/business-society/
Prezi: Does Business Need Philosophy? by John Medaille
https://prezi.com/caotw8paynpm/does-business-need-philosophy/

Assessing the Moral Limits of Markets

Michael Sandel, a Harvard University professor of political philosophy and author of "Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?" discusses the moral limits of financial markets with Bloomberg's Haslinda Amin on "Trending Business." (Source: Bloomberg, 8:59 PM CST, November 4, 2015)

Fixing Corporate Culture

http://ethicalsystems.org/content/current-newsletter

Fixing Corporate Culture, Obama's New Behavioral Science Policy and Expert Interviews: Ethical Systems October Newsletter

Collaborator of the Month: Author and Professor Dolly Chugh

I have always been fascinated by the three dimensional reality of human behavior. That is, none of us are perfectly ethical all of the time, and it's that reality that I am most interested in. In what ways are we less ethical and less egalitarian than we intend to be? Under what conditions? Why? Those questions lie at the heart of my work on bounded ethicality, which refers to the systematic and ordinary psychological constraints on our ethical behavior.

Learn more about how to induce ethical decision making, gender diversity on corporate boards and her latest projects

Executive Orders: Integrating Behavioral Science and Fighting Corruption

Obama's New Initiative Promoting Behavioral Science

Behavioral sciences are the key to unlocking better decision making, from study halls to the halls of power. The White House echoed our view via an Executive Order outlining that behavioral insights be used to better serve the American people. What began as a nudge, is now a full-on push.
See how lessons from behavioral science will help us all >>

Did You Get the Memo? Confronting Corporate Wrongdoing

In a speech at NYU Law last week, hosted by the school's Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement, Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates presented a memo covering a new Department of Justice initiative designed to fight corporate fraud and other misconduct by going after individuals who perpetrated the wrongdoing.
Read the memo, see the speech and learn more >>

Bad Apples, Bad Barrels or Bad Barrel Makers? Incorporating ethical systems design- whether as a reaction to increased enforcement or merely a desire to ensure corporate adherence to compliance regulations- will help organizations see that a well designed barrel prevents bruising of individual apples. Once companies begin designing better barrels, everyone will reap the fruits of the harvest. Is it the individual or the system that is to blame for ethical misconduct? >> Bribery and Behaviors From the Front-Line Part 1: All about Richard's background in international sales and the eventual investigation; trial and sentence that landed him in prison. He also discusses the best foundations of anti-bribery programs and the most useful resources to learn more about human behavior. Part 2 Richard's thoughts on current climate of anti-bribery efforts, what leaders can do to discourage corruption and how companies can move from a culture of compliance to one centered on ethics. Collaborators in the News

• Dan Ariely published a video with Big Think on avoiding boredom at home
• Nick Epley gave an interview to Nautilus magazine in which he discusses acting on self interest and how to understand one another. The piece was highlighted in New York and Bustle magazines, among others.
• Francesca Gino published a piece in the Harvard Business Review on why the government is embracing behavioral sciences. Her research was also featured in a New York Times article on why smart workers seek out advice.
• Adam Grant published an op-ed in The New York Times about the lack of work friendships in the US. Adam was also interviewed about powerless communications in "Business to Community" blog.
• Jonathan Haidt launched a new site, HeterodoxAcademy.org, to bring to light the loss/lack of "viewpoint diversity" in the social sciences
• David Hirshleifer, with Usman Ali, published a new study on “Opportunism as a Managerial Trait: Predicting Insider Trading Profits and Misconduct”

The invisible moral disintegration of the American religious right

http://gaplauche.com/blog/2011/04/24/is-libertarianism-a-gnostic-or-utopian-political-movement/

http://www.salon.com/2011/11/09/the_moral_crisis_of_modern_capitalism/

http://dougwead.wordpress.com/?s=wall

http://www.grist.org/politics/2011-11-02-imbalance-american-party-politics

http://www.bostonreview.net/BR36.5/ndf_t_m_scanlon_libertarianism_liberty.php

http://distributistreview.com/mag/2011/10/a-short-primer-for-protestors/

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/3123516/Wall-Street-trader-becomes-a-monk.html

public ethics articles

http://www.christiandemocracymagazine.com/2015/04/denying-drink-to-thirsty.html

Public Ethics studies: political theology, justice, morality et al

https://www.coursera.org/course/effectivealtruism

https://www.coursera.org/course/practicalethics

https://www.edx.org/course/global-markets-personal-impacts-uwashingtonx-jsis123x

https://www.edx.org/course/jesus-scripture-tradition-notredamex-th120-1x

and maybe register for Khan academy

Trade & Development by John Medaille
https://prezi.com/efhnwbt5n0if/trade-development/

Social Justice Intro by John Medaille
https://prezi.com/vquagdysri6g/social-justice-intro/

Virtue & Business by John Medaille
https://prezi.com/e2gp5y64ks3v/virtue-business/

Ethics/ Moral Philosophy by Sarah Iftikhar
https://prezi.com/-txrotoqrfp6/ethics-moral-philosophy/

One Philosopher's Approach to Business Ethics by Samantha Galing
https://prezi.com/ljwn05rrgrpn/one-philosophers-approach-to-business-ethics/

Business & Society by John Medaille
https://prezi.com/wg9f8osed_93/business-society/

Does Business Need Philosophy? by John Medaille
https://prezi.com/caotw8paynpm/does-business-need-philosophy/

What wealth does to your soul

WHAT IS CLEAR about rich people and their money — and becoming ever clearer — is how it changes them. A body of quirky but persuasive research has sought to understand the effects of wealth and privilege on human behavior — and any future book about the nature of billionaires would do well to consult it.

"What wealth does to your soul"

Related Links:

the Psychology of Wealth
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business-jan-june13-makingsense_06-21/

The 'Haves' show less empathy than 'Have-nots
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/44084236/ns/health-behavior/t/rich-are-different-not-good-way-studies-suggest/#.VLGGpWevyYA

How Wealth Reduces Compassion
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-wealth-reduces-compassion/

Higher social class predicts increased unethical behavior
http://www.pnas.org/content/109/11/4086.abstract

Study: The influence of social class on Empathy
http://www.cultureofempathy.com/References/Articles/RichPoor/index.htm

Prosocial Spending and Happiness
http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=45753

Prevalence and correlates of shoplifting in the United States
http://www.pubfacts.com/detail/18381900/Prevalence-and-correlates-of-shoplifting-in-the-United-States:-results-from-the-National-Epidemiolog

Scholars for Justice Award & Global Ethics Essay Contest

Scholars for Justice Award

We are pleased to offer the Scholars for Justice Award as a part of a continuing commitment to our mission of educating leaders for a just and humane world. Seattle University School of Law's Scholars for Justice Award is a three-year, full-tuition scholarship supporting students committed to:

    Public Interest Law
    Service and Leadership
    Academic Excellence
    Community
    Global Awareness

http://www.law.seattleu.edu/office-and-administration/student-financial-services/financial-aid-programs/scholarships/scholars-for-justice-award


Carnegie Council Global Ethics Network
2014 International Student/Teacher Essay Contest

http://www.globalethicsnetwork.org/profiles/blogs/2014-international-student-teacher-essay-contest-imagining-a-bett

Class Material to study

Logistics Systems
http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/engineering-systems-division/esd-260j-logistics-systems-fall-2006/

Supply Chain Planning
http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/sloan-school-of-management/15-762j-supply-chain-planning-spring-2011/

Political Economy I
http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/political-science/17-100j-political-economy-i-fall-2010/

Global Markets, National Politics and the Competitive Advantage of Firms
http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/sloan-school-of-management/15-223-global-markets-national-politics-and-the-competitive-advantage-of-firms-fall-2011/

Literature, Ethics, Authority
http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/sloan-school-of-management/15-269-literature-ethics-authority-fall-2009/

Ethical Practice: Professionalism, Social Responsibility, and the Purpose of the Corporation
http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/sloan-school-of-management/15-270-ethical-practice-professionalism-social-responsibility-and-the-purpose-of-the-corporation-spring-2010/

The Ascent of Christian Law by McGuckin

This is tremendously exciting; The Ascent of Christian Law: Patristic and Byzantine Reformulations of Greco-Roman Attitudes in the Making of a Christian Civilization is a new publication that bridges the gap between Eastern Christian thought, Roman antiquity, and political science. Moreover the author is John McGuckin, probably unknown in poli sci circles, but well respected in the field of early Christianity and religious philosophy. Then why care? Then how is this relevant to political science?

Because one might notice that scholars from other fields seem to be making inroads into areas we would consider political science; that is, as historians, philosophers, Patristics scholars write within their fields, they explore the political implications of their respective areas of research. This is superb in my mind.

However one must ask the question; do we see the same kind of multidisciplinary interests on the part of political scientists? I am convinced that these other fields are valuable to political science but at the same time, someone from within the poli sci discipline could take such research even further.

Case in point: as I've read scholarly and pop-scholarly books on Christian origins, I frequently run across language that, I feel, is subtly political; language that in a historical context of the book itself would have little use, but when read by someone within our modern religious-political environment, would be persuasive. As polemical as Christian history and the new "skepticism" has become, this would be an area ripe for students of propaganda and public influence.

Natural law and social contract weren't ideas born out of a vacuum. Nor were their Thomist and monarchist antecedents. It behooves us to understand the wisdom and thought that came before. That is why McGuckin's book will no doubt open new areas of discussion regarding the common understanding of Christian influence on Western Civilization.

Emory University's Center for the Study of Law & Religion reviewed the book and has this to say:

This volume aims to fill a large gap in the historical materials available to students of early Christian and Byzantine Christian studies. To that extent, it will be designed as a wide-ranging historical survey that covers the varying attitudes among the major early Christian theorists of law and governance issues as the church moved in its condition from a minority of resistance to the imperial church. The field of early studies of Christian law is dominated by scholars of Western canon law (though often microscopically treated). Eastern canon law remains massively neglected, relegated to studies by Orthodox canonists who have been concerned largely with issues of ecclesiastical precedence and protocol, rather than with large questions of the role of law in culture-making.

This book intends to consider questions such as: "What difference did Christianity make as a builder of civilization?" To what extent did the church, in presenting to late Roman society a vision of a New Order, actually begin to articulate the structures that would form the polity of such an order? How far did the Church articulate a theory of law as "new-culture building" in advance of the Constantinian reordering of society by the promotion of bishops as magistrates? To what extent did the post-Constantinian, Justinianic, and later Byzantine theory and systems of evolving Christian legislation, simply extend Roman legal, political, and cultural aspirations, or to what extent did Christian theologians and jurists consciously rebuild? The book seeks to answer these questions by looking at main protagonists who consider the issues of law and theology from the early centuries through to the medieval Byzantine period. A second part offers a series of reflective reviews on certain "points in question," including slavery, freedom of the person, ownership, reconciliation, and governance theory.

From: http://cslr.law.emory.edu/publications/publication/title/the-ascent-of-christian-law-patristic-and-byzantine-reformulations-of-greco-roman-attitudes-in-the/

A social explanation of Occupy Wall Street: loneliness

A student at Bard College reflects on his participation in Occupy Wall Street. Why does OWS exist? According to Dan Gettinger, because people are lonely and looking for a sense of community. In our hyper-individualistic culture, one of the few (and flawed) places left to find community is in a spontaneous and fleeting political activity.

My generation is one of extremes and totalities. We grew up defined by the trespasses of the last President, and now we watch as our confidence in this one seeps away. With a crushingly uncertain future we grasp at hope, looking to fill this void with promises.

Why is this? How is that we are so empty that we must be filled with language that is distilled into slogans and ideologically transparent? ...I think it is because we are lonely. A generation of drifters set loose by the misdeeds of those who came before. Around us we see everything being commodified and isolated. We value the world in terms of totalities, the cold language of polls. Discussion becomes debate. Politics becomes personal.

Occupy Wall St. has exposed us as a generation of reactionaries. This era is one of immediate responses instigated by the ceaseless swirl of the cyber world. The Internet, modern telecommunications and globalization outline our existence... The compression of information and language forces immediate reactions, instinctual expressions of sentiment. Instead of taking the time to think, our feelings gush into the abyss that is the Internet. And lost. ‘Once more into the breach!’ shouts the exhausted soldier and student alike.

Read the full article here

How Conservatives Failed "The Culture"

By Claes G. Ryn

Official professions to the contrary, many self-described American intellectual conservatives have a thinly veiled disdain for philosophy and the arts. Even among academics indifference to what lies beyond broad ideas and popular culture is common. The ruling assumption of the now dominant strains of intellectual conservatism seems to be that the crux of social well-being is politics: bad politicians ruin society; good politicians set it right. Nothing fascinates conservatives more than presidential politics. For social problems to be effectively remedied and for worthy objectives to be achieved, “our” candidate must win the next election, “our” people man the government.

... Ideas and the arts are mainly pleasant diversions. Many others have only slight interest in philosophy and culture for their own sake. More or less consciously, they tend to assess either thought or imagination from the point of view of whether it advances or undermines the political cause that they assume to be incontestable. Does the book, lecture, play, movie, or song help or hinder the cause? Although such works may enlighten or entertain, they do not strike these individuals as having intrinsic and independent authority. Works of thought and imagination are for them not intriguing and potentially unsettling forces that might trigger painful self-examination and unpredictably reconstitute one’s own accustomed views; making sense of them is not so much a matter of soul searching as of locating them on the political spectrum.

Read the rest of the article here...