Virtue of pride: policy of doing your best
Virtue of pride: policy of doing your best
According to conventional morality, pride is a sin. According to Aristotle, it is the crown of all...
Peace, love, energy
The Canadian Energy Executives’ Association (CEEA) had its annual business conference recently in Banff, Alberta. The members are mostly oil and gas executives, or...
The crucial need for rational ethics in business
I recently reviewed student comments on the business ethics course I taught this year. They were overwhelmingly positive, which of course is heart-warming to...
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—Doug Arends, Chairman, Canadian Bank Note Company Ltd.
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Ethics for business: Making profits with virtues
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Why avoiding taxes is moral
The recent leak of the Panama Papers—which consist of confidential banking documents that report names of thousands of offshore corporations and their shareholders—created a...
Are the rich getting richer and the poor poorer?
The long-standing argument of the Left is that the rich are getting richer and the poor poorer, presumably because the former “exploit” the latter....
Self-interest vs. the “common good”
A common exhortation heard today is: Set self-interest aside and act for the “common good.” Businesspeople in particular are accused of selfishness and are...