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Table of Contents
1. VALUES AND CONCEPTS _____________ 3 4.2. Bare Necessities and Scarce Resources 30
1.1. Honesty ___________________________ 3 4.3. Happiness _______________________ 32
1.2. Integrity ___________________________ 3 4.4. Consumerism _____________________ 33
1.3. Probity ____________________________ 4 4.5. Use of Unfair Means (Cheating) in Public
1.4. Accountability ______________________ 4 Examination _________________________ 34
1.5. Empathy __________________________ 5 4.6. Individual Social Responsibility (ISR) __ 36
1.6. Tolerance__________________________ 6 4.7. Good Samaritans __________________ 37
1.7. Selflessness ________________________ 7 4.8. Ethics of Influencer Endorsements ____ 39
1.8. Justice ____________________________ 7 5. ETHICS AND BUSINESS ______________ 41
1.9. Objectivity _________________________ 8 5.1. Compassionate Capitalism __________ 41
1.10. Leadership ________________________ 9 5.2. Ethics of Food Service and Safety _____ 42
1.11. Dedication to Public Service _________10 5.3. Ethics and Entrepreneurship ________ 44
1.12. Impartiality and Non-partisanship____10 5.4. Labour Ethics and Long Work Hours __ 45
1.13. Attitude _________________________11 6. ETHICS AND MEDIA ________________ 47
1.14. Social Influence and Persuasion______13 6.1. Media Ethics and Self-Regulation _____ 47
1.15. Emotional Intelligence _____________15 6.2. Ethical Use of Social Media Platforms _ 48
2. ETHICAL CONCERNS AND DILEMMAS IN 6.3. Ethics of Media Trial _______________ 49
MAINS 365 – ETHICS
GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS17 6.4 Social Media and Civil Servants _______ 50
2.1. Ethics of Lawmakers ________________17 7. MISCELLANEOUS __________________ 53
2.2. Political Ethics and Conflict of Interest _18 7.1. Ethics of War _____________________ 53
2.3. Bhagavad Gita and Learnings for 7.2. Ethics of Global Governance _________ 54
Administrative Ethics ___________________19 7.3. Ethics of Punishment ______________ 55
2.4. Knowledge without Character ________20 7.4. Buddha's Teachings ________________ 56
3. ETHICS AND TECHNOLOGY __________ 22 7.5. Ethics in Sports ___________________ 57
3.1. Ethics of Artificial Intelligence ________22 7.6 Beyond Bites: Ethical Considerations in Stray
3.2. AI and Human Rights _______________23 Dogs Control _________________________ 60
3.3. AI and Creativity ___________________25 7.7. Ethics and Climate Change __________ 62
3.4. Ethics of Online Gaming _____________26 7.8. Cognitive Dissonance ______________ 63
3.5. Religious Beliefs and Evolving Scientific 8. TEST YOUR LEARNING ______________ 66
Advancements ________________________27 9. APPENDIX: PERSONALITIES- THEIR ETHICAL
4. ETHICS AND SOCIETY _______________ 29 IDEAS AND QUOTES __________________ 72
4.1. Ethics of Nudge ____________________29
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ETHICS
Table of Contents
1. VALUES AND CONCEPTS _____________ 3 4.2. Bare Necessities and Scarce Resources 30
1.1. Honesty ___________________________ 3 4.3. Happiness _______________________ 32
1.2. Integrity ___________________________ 3 4.4. Consumerism _____________________ 33
1.3. Probity ____________________________ 4 4.5. Use of Unfair Means (Cheating) in Public
1.4. Accountability ______________________ 4 Examination _________________________ 34
1.5. Empathy __________________________ 5 4.6. Individual Social Responsibility (ISR) __ 36
1.6. Tolerance__________________________ 6 4.7. Good Samaritans __________________ 37
1.7. Selflessness ________________________ 7 4.8. Ethics of Influencer Endorsements ____ 39
1.8. Justice ____________________________ 7 5. ETHICS AND BUSINESS ______________ 41
1.9. Objectivity _________________________ 8 5.1. Compassionate Capitalism __________ 41
1.10. Leadership ________________________ 9 5.2. Ethics of Food Service and Safety _____ 42
1.11. Dedication to Public Service _________10 5.3. Ethics and Entrepreneurship ________ 44
1.12. Impartiality and Non-partisanship____10 5.4. Labour Ethics and Long Work Hours __ 45
1.13. Attitude _________________________11 6. ETHICS AND MEDIA ________________ 47
1.14. Social Influence and Persuasion______13 6.1. Media Ethics and Self-Regulation _____ 47
1.15. Emotional Intelligence _____________15 6.2. Ethical Use of Social Media Platforms _ 48
2. ETHICAL CONCERNS AND DILEMMAS IN 6.3. Ethics of Media Trial _______________ 49
MAINS 365 – ETHICS
GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS17 6.4 Social Media and Civil Servants _______ 50
2.1. Ethics of Lawmakers ________________17 7. MISCELLANEOUS __________________ 53
2.2. Political Ethics and Conflict of Interest _18 7.1. Ethics of War _____________________ 53
2.3. Bhagavad Gita and Learnings for 7.2. Ethics of Global Governance _________ 54
Administrative Ethics ___________________19 7.3. Ethics of Punishment ______________ 55
2.4. Knowledge without Character ________20 7.4. Buddha's Teachings ________________ 56
3. ETHICS AND TECHNOLOGY __________ 22 7.5. Ethics in Sports ___________________ 57
3.1. Ethics of Artificial Intelligence ________22 7.6 Beyond Bites: Ethical Considerations in Stray
3.2. AI and Human Rights _______________23 Dogs Control _________________________ 60
3.3. AI and Creativity ___________________25 7.7. Ethics and Climate Change __________ 62
3.4. Ethics of Online Gaming _____________26 7.8. Cognitive Dissonance ______________ 63
3.5. Religious Beliefs and Evolving Scientific 8. TEST YOUR LEARNING ______________ 66
Advancements ________________________27 9. APPENDIX: PERSONALITIES- THEIR ETHICAL
4. ETHICS AND SOCIETY _______________ 29 IDEAS AND QUOTES __________________ 72
4.1. Ethics of Nudge ____________________29
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