Ethics and a Changing World
There seems to be a growing awareness that an understanding of moral categories and a facility in moral evalution are es sential as we strive to come to terms with a fast changing world.To find how ethical considerations come to bear on even the most technical issues, the Center is engaged in a number of ethics learning activities, focusing particularly on the areas of capital markets and political economy:
- publishing an online commentary "Ethics Behind the News"
- hosting an issue of the week discussion forum "Meeting at the Center"
- sponsoring a working papers series on ethics and economic issues
- providing research materials and curriculum support to government, business, school, and church programs, and
- conducting conversation based seminars, workshops, and tutorial programs.
The following are some of the areas of interest:
Ethics Learning Programs
- Risk and Uncertainty: Financial and Theological Perspectives
- Political Realism: Moral Realities for a Virtual Reality World
- Teaching Religion and Philosophy in Secondary Schools: A Critical Inquiry and Values Based Curriculum
- The Unified College Curriculum
- Mission as Church: Reconciling Economic Ethics and Religious Belief
Ethics and Global Affairs
- Globalization of Financial Markets
- Ethics and Development Finance
- Human Rights and International Responsibility
- Preventing Complex Emergencies- The "No More Rwandas" Project
- Environmental Ethics and Human Purpose - The Plimsoll Project
Ethics and Investment Theory
- Political and Social Risk Analysis:The "Moral, Religious, Cultural Factor Method
- Investment Methods The High Impact Fund
Ethics and Political Economy
- Tax Policy
- Fiscal Policy
- Economic Policy
- Regulatory Policy
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