David Hume is the most influential dead philosopher, according to a recent vote by contemporary philosophers. William Kline of the University of Illinois, Springfield, is an expert on Hume, and he gave a talk recently at Rockford College on Hume’s ethical theory. Here is my follow-up interview with him: Dr. Kline also spoke at Rockford […]
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Dr. William Kline, Assistant Professor of Liberal Studies at the University of Illinois, Springfield, gave two talks this month at Rockford College. Here is my follow-up interview with him on the main points of his talk on business ethics (3 clips): The talk was sponsored by the Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship, and the above
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My full interview with Ray Stata is now online at CEE’s site. (An abridged version of the interview was published in the December issue of Kaizen [pdf].) Ray Stata is Chairman of Analog Devices, Inc., based in Norwood, Massachusetts. Working out of his basement, Mr. Stata co-founded Analog Devices in the 1960s. As of 2009,
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A striking statement on school reform by U.S. Education Secretary, Arne Duncan. Duncan called the 2005 Hurricane Katrina “the best thing that happened to the education system in New Orleans.” Duncan continued: “That education system was a disaster, and it took Hurricane Katrina to wake up the community to say that ‘we have to do
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My colleagues in the Department of Philosophy, Shawn Klein and Matthew Flamm, will be leading a reading group on Adam Smith’s The Theory of Moral Sentiments. Adam Smith is best known as an economist and a critic of mercantilism and as an early advocate of market economies. Less well known is Smith the moral philosopher.
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Business education is often good at teaching useful business theories and skills, but it is less often good at teaching ethics. Ethics is often seen as irrelevant or as an obstacle, so business ethics is either not included in the core business curriculum or offered as an elective ornament. Claim: Ethics is organically central to
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A lovely picture of our trophy (click the image to enlarge), awarded at the Atlas Economic Research Foundation’s Freedom Dinner and Templeton Award Conference 2009 in Washington, DC. As a bonus, Alan Charles Kors — the great scholar of the Enlightenment and tireless champion of freedom of speech — gave the keynote address. Here is
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Dr. Joshua Hall, a professor of economics at Beloit College in Wisconsin, spoke at Rockford College on the topic of “The Dilemma of School Finance Reform.” The talk was sponsored by the Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship, and after the talk Professor Hall was video-interviewed by Anja Hartleb-Parson, CEE’s publications manager. More interviews with CEE’s
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