Re: Mind's Eye the rich are mean

Some feel ethics boil down to the Golden Rule but that has strings
attached. If the society/culture is dysfunctional with whacky values
and predatory or parasitic behaviors the "golden rule" turns to brass.
A major problem for professional misdeeds is the wall of silence where
one does not betray a group member- in court or otherwise.

On Mar 6, 12:49 am, Allan H <allanh1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> What are 'Ethics"?
> Allan
> On Mar 5, 2012 11:56 PM, "archytas" <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > Dr. Paul Piff has done a number of reasonably scientific experiments
> > that demonstrate the wealthy are less inclined to give in experimental
> > settings.  You can find a review here -
> >http://www.physorg.com/news/2012-02-upper-class-people.html
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> > I've been exploring some dire financial deals of late and corruption
> > in academic circles that eventually pan out in local genocides in
> > Africa.  One of the most unethical creeps I worked with was a
> > professor of business ethics, but other ethical professionals like
> > lawyers often have none.  This link gives the gist -
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> >http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2012/03/on-the-continuing-oxymoron-of-...
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> > My view for years has been we need to apply the criminal law and
> > police investigation to economics and I think there is little clever
> > about money-grubbing, just a set of myths justifying it.- Hide quoted text -
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