What defines a moral act?
Although there is no universal consensus regarding what is moral and what is not, one that is valid for all cultures at all times, there seems to be a common interpretation of what it is to act morally. This reflection on what this act is was motivated by a brief conversation at halftime of a […]
How is your moral imagination going?
In this text we will address moral imagination in teaching ethics in Management. You will find the following topics: ● A brief definition of moral imagination and why it is important for ethics in Management. ● Two alternatives that can help extend the moral imagination: literary narratives and reflecting on films. Moral Imagination and its […]
The Fake News Phenomenon and Its Impacts on Contemporary Society
What happened to Fake News from a simple fake news that circulates on the networks to a concept with the first and last name? How has this become a pandemic like the one we live in today? Any individual knows what Fake News is – those news stories with eye-grabbing headlines in bottle letters, which […]
Again, a few words about the conceptual, methodological, and teleological rigor necessary for the academic way of life
To combat this pathological situation, Paulo Grave and I have defended a proposal to rehabilitate the process of training masters and doctors in stricto sensu postgraduate courses in administration. This proposal consists of education for virtue (Azevedo & Grave 2014; 2020). Of course, it is not an education for any virtue, but an education proper to the […]
Two queens and the moral anachronism
On February 8, 1587, the Queen of Scotland, Mary Stuart, was executed in England by her cousin Elizabeth I in this country ruled by her cousin Elizabeth I. Despite having signed the death warrant, Elizabeth stated that the order was carried out without your knowledge. Who was underhanded, and who spoke the truth? Here’s a […]
What does it take to start an adventure?
“Shackleton’s Incredible Journey” is among exploration and adventure literature classics. It provides an incomparable narrative and leads us to reflections about the adventure fundaments. The following text highlight at least two aspects of these fundamentals. But first, let us know more about the journey. Ernest Shackleton and his crew of 27 men set out in […]
Nobody’s fault but mine?
This brief reflection deals with the theme of guilt, a feeling that assaults us when we know we have done something wrong – or even when we suspect that we have made that mistake. In Ethics, guilt appears relatively little in the works of moral philosophers (for those interested, Chappell’s chapter in Cokelet and Maley’s […]
Phenomenology in the social sciences: a summary
1. What is phenomenology? “Phenomenon” means what is shown, not only what appears or seems (BELLO, 2006) or in the words of Husserl: “everything that is experience, unit of experience of an self (…)” (HUSSERL, 1988, p. 176) and to the author necessary for utilization of a method that can be the understanding (cited BELLO , 2006). To Abbafnano (1993) the phenomenology was understood by Husserl as a […]
Prima Facie Duties: A deontology in context?
Sir William David Ross (1877–1941), better known as W. D. Ross, was a Scottish philosopher from Oxford University, where he taught Moral Philosophy for several years, having excelled in this area for the publication of a book, The Right And The Good (1930), as well as for having translated and organized an edition of Aristotle’s […]
Moral Dilemmas in the light of Rosalind Hursthouse’s Virtue Ethics
Throughout life we are always being tested on our character when we make choices, act, or reflect on our trajectory. To act in the right way, whether in professional or family life, requires a daily exercise of virtuous habits, with a view to achieving excellence in who we are and how we act towards others. […]