Globethics.net and the Catholic University of Argentina (la Universidad Católica Argentina, UCA) organised the First International Conference on ‘Ethics as a transversal dimension in higher education: Challenges for Latin America’ at UCA in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 21- 22 October 2019. Latino America covers more than 13% of the Earth’s land surface area and has… Continue reading First International Conference on Ethics in Higher Education in Latin America
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Reaching technoutopia through cyber ethics
Cyber Ethics: Humanity is living between technoutopia and technophobia. Technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI) drive daily human lives, and it is causing ethical dilemmas: is AI being used to protect human beings or can it harm them? How can we reduce the risks of military applications of AI and improve the cause of peace through… Continue reading Reaching technoutopia through cyber ethics
The Teacher: Facilitator? Dictator? Innovator? Ethical Authority?
“You are such a convincing teacher” said the student. “Why?” asked the professor. “You are so modest.” “But this is normal”, replied the teacher. “No, most of our professors behave like half-Gods as if they have all the truth and we are nothing.” I could not forget this interaction that I heard. Violence against teachers… Continue reading The Teacher: Facilitator? Dictator? Innovator? Ethical Authority?
The Benefits of Faith
Christoph Stückelberger, Geneva Agape Foundation Newsletter No. 3 What are the benefits of faith in personal life, for business and for society? Manifold empirical studiessearch for answers to this question. The majority of the studies show evidence for a positive correlation between religious people and their lives: longer life, less divorce, less addiction, more economic income, lower… Continue reading The Benefits of Faith
Ethics: Let Us Stand Up and Stand Together
The article is the editorial in the Globethics.net Newsletter Jan. 2018 Let me start the first editorial of the New Year by wishing everyone in the Globethics.net community a values-driven year for 2018! In a time of technological disruptions, public figures promoting vices instead of virtues, an increase in the number of natural disasters as… Continue reading Ethics: Let Us Stand Up and Stand Together
Stop Fake Certificates!
“Opportunity to obtain an Honorary Doctoral Degree and Professorship Award.” This was the subject line of an email that I received recently. Wow! Wonderful; the fifteen years of hard work that I dedicated to obtain my PhD, Postdoctoral Habilitation and Professorship and three decades of work for African development recognized by the award of my… Continue reading Stop Fake Certificates!
Law and Love: Competitors or Twins?
Christoph Stückelberger, Geneva Agape Foundation Newsletter No. 1 Compliance Officers have nowadays very powerful positions in banks and companies. They have to check the activities of business whether they are compliant with national and international laws, rules and regulations as well as internal standards and control mechanisms. As the Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) of… Continue reading Law and Love: Competitors or Twins?