Social Ethics

Macroethics (from the Greek prefix "makros-" meaning "large" and "ethos" meaning character) is a term coined in the late 20th century to distinguish large-scale ethics from individual ethics, or microethics. It is a type of applied ethics. Macroethics deals with large-scale issues, often in relation to ethical principles or normative rules to guide action. Microethics is a term introduced by Paul Komesaroff in 1995 and elaborated in a series of subsequent works. The concept, which draws especially on the work of the philosophers Edmund Husserl and Emmanuel Levinas, is based on the recognition that most ethical decisions in everyday life …

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Imagining the Digital Future · 29 February 2024 English

As uses of artificial intelligence (AI) systems expand, a two-part research study reveals a broad range of opinions as to how complicated and, at times, disorienting these life-changing digital tools …

at the University of Lucerne’s Institute of Social Ethics and member of the UN Internet Governance Forum’s


American Academy of Arts and Sciences · 21 February 2024 English

law, policy, science, bias

2008, is the Richard Clarke Cabot Professor of Social Ethics in the Department of Psychology and the first


American Academy of Arts and Sciences · 20 February 2024

And yet as Myrdal noted, other sentiments from the very same individuals spoke to their uneasy ac- knowledgment of a disparity between the cherished national ideal of equality and the …

2008, is the Richard Clarke Cabot Professor of Social Ethics in the Department of Psychology and the first


Christian Aid · 11 February 2024 English

Roses are dead, lovers are blue: The climate threat to Valentine’s Day roses 5 The global rose market The UK is the fourth biggest market, accounting for 7.53% of global …

also monitors growers environmental impact, social ethics and fair labour practices through its Floricultural


MRG: Minority Rights Group International · 31 January 2024 English

mutilation, hygienic conditions, the skill and eyesight of the iv) Intermediate, meaning the removal of the clitoris and some operator, and the struggles of the child. [...] The representing the …

it is indispensable to obtain the agreement social ethics in which she discusses female circumcision as


Sallux: Sallux · 19 January 2024 English

Reading guide The report begins with an exploration of the state of euthanasia in Europe to pro- vide a European context for the developments in the Netherlands in this regard. …

Hauerwas, “’The Servant Community: Christian Social Ethics,’” in: The Hauerwas Read- er, (Durham, NC: Duke Stanley. “’The Servant Community: Christian Social Ethics’.” In: The Hauerwas Reader. Durham, NC: Duke


EU: European Union · 15 December 2023 English

Awareness and consciousness have been high on the Artificial Intelligence (AI) research agenda for decades. Progress has been slow because it has been difficult to agree even on exactly what …

(general public), scientific (consciousness, social ethics), and technological (AI developers). Many


SEARCA: Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture · 6 December 2023 English

The case study aims to contribute to the enhancement of the exchange of knowledge and best practices on family farming and agroecology relevant initiatives and institutional context and contribute to …

atmosphere of trust and honesty, respecting the social ethics particularly the elimination of the " exploitation is contrary to social interests or violating social ethics. • a contract whose subject matter is impossible


TCFD: Task Force on Climate Related Financial Disclosures · 18 October 2023 English

users of disclosures with the challenges faced by the preparers and was keenly aware of 1) With the release of the Task Force’s companies’ concerns that multiple climate- recommendations and …

are channelled into Sanlam’s enterprise • The Social, Ethics and Sustainability (SES) committee risk management


EAC: Centre d'action écologique · 12 October 2023 English

Are there changes to the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board Act that should be made in terms of electricity, transmission and rates? The EAC is most excited to see …

solidarity: intra- and inter-generational equity, social ethics, and solidarity • Access to knowledge: information


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