Scientific conferences focus on challenges such as Sustainability and Artificial Intelligence in Management and Society
The year 2025 is full of opportunities for researchers and professionals interested in ethics in management and related topics.Several national and international events are scheduled, providing a rich environment for academic exchange, paper presentations, and networking. Starting with those still open for submission, here are some of the main conferences and their respective themes: XLIX […]
The Complex Relationship Between Ethics and Economics – II
The Problem of Interest Rates In a previous article on the blog, the relationship between ethics and economics was briefly discussed through the lens of economic development, demonstrating that the human factor is essential for understanding different economic theories on development and, therefore, involves ethical considerations. In this article, an extremely thorny issue in the […]
About Areté and Administration (I)
Ariston Azevedo Paulo Grave This essay aims to pave the way for a philosophical reflection on administration. Our thinking has already advanced along many lines, and it is our intention over the next few years to tie the points together. Our core research and study text continues to be “Prolegomena to All Possible Administrology: Administration […]
Aristotle’s Virtue Ethics and Kant’s Moral Duty in Dialogue
Text written in collaboration with Renata Biana da Silva Ethics is one of the oldest fields of philosophy, involving questions about what is morally right or wrong, how we should live, and what constitutes a good life. Throughout history, different ethical systems have emerged to try to answer these questions, with Aristotle and Immanuel Kant […]
The Complex Relationship Between Ethics and Economics
In the 1980s, American author Kenneth Lux published a book with a title as intriguing as it is misleading: “Adam Smith’s Mistake: How A Moral Philosopher Invented Economics and Ended Morality.” Lux’s mistake was twofold; Adam Smith neither invented Economics as an autonomous science from Philosophy, nor did he end morality: what he suggested was […]
Eric Voegelin – A Brief Biography (Part 2)
Eric Voegelin writes about the importance of a circle of individuals such as Stefan George Kreis and Karl Kraus. The former was a German poet who opened doors for Voegelin to get to know the work of Stéphane Mallarmé. The latter allowed Voegelin to deepen his critical understanding of politics and the role of the […]
In search of the public ethos: Is the Unified National Competition an alternative for selecting new public servants with a vocation for public service?
Aristotle designated ethos as constructing an image of a speaker’s character. In this sense, ethos appears as the moral character trait that the speaker must present. Another meaning that complements the first is related to a habit or custom, such as virtue and rational reflections based on values and the human experience of acting on […]
Essay towards an understanding of the essence of human love
This presentation explores ethics’ role in the search for love. Within this context, according to Lima (2017), love is intrinsically linked to the human will. For the author, the human will is influenced by action, and when this is directed towards the search for genuine wisdom, that love can be fully realized. Because, for Silva […]
Virtue Ethics and Utilitarianism: An Approach by Appearances
One of the fundamental differences between human beings and other animals lies in the possibility of sophisticating thought in order to achieve moral greatness. For Aristotle, habits that direct man towards the good are virtues. On the other hand, practices that degenerate man are called vices. Because of this, an ethical basis becomes necessary for […]
Chapter 3 – Virtues
What is an Intellectual Virtue? Roberts and Wood (2007), in the book Intellectual virtues: an essay in regulative epistemology[1], seek to outline this question thoughtfully and insightfully throughout its pages. Starting from the idea that Virtues make a person excellent as a human being, this text aims to summarize the main ideas contained in chapter […]