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. […]
Moral dilemmas in Emergency Management: a reflection on ethical choices
The challenges presented in the management of tragedies – such as environmental disasters – and the way in which they differ from everyday life require preventive reflection that prepares public managers for the moral dilemmas and ethical choices that those situations impose. The importance of connecting ethics in emergency management is advocated by Naomi Zack […]
Disaster ethics and the touching case of Thai boys trapped in a cave
Crisis, tragedies and disasters have very particular characteristics of uncertainty and require different relationships and responsibilities for their response and solution, with extremely difficult decision making. The philosopher Naomi Zack (2009) – one of the main references on disaster ethics – clarifies that there are aspects of these events that go beyond the obvious facts, […]
Researcher member of the AdmEthics group will present part of her dissertation research Project at IFC-Camboriú this Thursday
The PhD candidate in Administration, member of the AdmEthics group and NISP Researcher, Laís Silveira Santos, will present a part of her dissertation research Project this Thursday (June 29), at 7:00 pm, at the Instituto Federal Catarinense – Campus Camboriú (IFC-Camboriú). Laís is studying how moral dilemmas are experienced in the public management of risks […]