Analysis and commentary on applied ethics in many fields by the staff of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics
The common good would be better served by debates that elevated voters’ confidence in our ability to engage in civil discourse, restoring some of the trust the public has lost in its elected officials.
‘From the river to the sea’ is a phrase that will be uttered by some as an aspiration to freedom and fairness for all but heard by some as denying their right to exist, and shuts down communication.
During recent student protests, the universities able to find common ground with students have done so by engaging with them directly in dialogue, setting boundaries that are consistently applied, and working to achieve compromise, rather than digging in firmly with a resolute stance against discussions of divestment from Israel and the arms industry.
Conscience and compassion are required to stop the bloodshed and live in peace in Gaza.
Consider how ethics and philosophy might be employed to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and to avoid a life of suffering rather than happiness?
When thinking about justification for actions taken by Hamas and Israel, the claim of self defense must be tied to universal claims of justice.
Recent protests on college campuses are divested of meaning if they are divested of truth. And as we were reminded by a Palestinian Jew long ago, it is truth that will set us free.
Of the roughly 2000+ stories on protests, conflict and violence on U.S. university campuses during Apr 29-May 3, a mere 23 stories or roughly 1% ran with headlines about agreements and deals universities struck with students.
Who can create the most artful hypothetical and are hypotheticals just a clever way to avoid the plain truth?
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