International Center for Ethics in the Sciences and Humanities (IZEW)
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January 29, 2025
Madness as a strategy. Ethics of conviction and responsibility in politics
Richard Nixon's “Madman Theory” was intended to deter opponents in the Vietnam War through unpredictable behavior. But how did he combine ethics of responsibility with ethics of conviction - and still fail? The article sheds light on how calculated madness was used as a political tool and what parallels can still be drawn today.
Ethics counseling in the health care sector is increasingly not provided by external experts, but by grassroots trained employees from within the company, who either act as counselors themselves or, for example, conduct an ethical case discussion (...)
Imagine: An employee from your own team suddenly has a nursing case in the family and can no longer fully fulfill his professional duties. Part-time work is not an option for him because the care case increases his own financial burden. What do you do as a manager? Are your colleagues morally obligated to help your colleague get through this difficult time?
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