The problem with both politics and economics is that neither are truly concerned with anything ethical as a purpose. One is profit and the other power. For ethics you need Aesthetics for judgment and Religion for connection to greater meaning.
I loved the Drucker. REH From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Arthur Cordell Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 12:57 PM To: 'RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, EDUCATION' Subject: Re: [Futurework] Professional Ethics (of economists) And the reasons for bridge and highway problems in Quebec these days is: Misfeasance or is it malfeasance. Maybe time to look for those politicians with ethics. arthur From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sandwichman Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 12:48 AM To: RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, EDUCATION Subject: [Futurework] Professional Ethics (of economists) "...many engineers in Canada wear an iron ring on their little finger, which is conferred during a ceremony called The Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer (developed in 1925 by Rudyard Kipling). The ring is a symbol of the Pont de Québec Bridge, which collapsed in 1907 as it was nearing completion, killing seventy-six people. A subsequent Royal Commission declared that errors committed by the bridges principal engineers were the primary cause of the tragedy...." http://ecologicalheadstand.blogspot.com/2011/09/professional-ethics.html -- Sandwichman
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