Doing Ethics

In his inaugural address President Obama told us that the economic crisis wasn't simply the result of "greed and irresponsibility on the part of some," but a consequence of "our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age."

He was talking about ethical choices. Doing what is right and being good persons even when it seems that we might profit by doing what is wrong, or when we want good government but are unwilling to pay the taxes necessary for government that works.

But accepting that we are part of the problem should give us hope, for it means that we are part of the solution. What we do, and who we are, matters.

For those who have visited this blog, I hope you will take a few moments and share your ideas about what we should do. For my take on how we might respond to climate change and our economic crisis, I invite you to look at Doing Environmental Ethics.

With hope...Bob

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