ethically tip is the latest trend you know we’re surrounded by all this
know we’re surrounded by all this
know we’re surrounded by all this ethical products you can find an ethical
ethical products you can find an ethical
ethical products you can find an ethical t-shirt an ethical car perhaps in an
t-shirt an ethical car perhaps in an
t-shirt an ethical car perhaps in an ethical beer as an ethics researcher you
ethical beer as an ethics researcher you
ethical beer as an ethics researcher you might think that I’m thrilled but
might think that I’m thrilled but
might think that I’m thrilled but actually I’m not I’m a bit worried the
actually I’m not I’m a bit worried the
actually I’m not I’m a bit worried the problem is that products are not ethical
problem is that products are not ethical
problem is that products are not ethical only the humans are we are responsible
only the humans are we are responsible
only the humans are we are responsible for pondering what’s right and what’s
for pondering what’s right and what’s
for pondering what’s right and what’s wrong and in trying to act accordingly
wrong and in trying to act accordingly
wrong and in trying to act accordingly an other problem is that almost nothing
an other problem is that almost nothing
an other problem is that almost nothing is unambiguously right or wrong I think
is unambiguously right or wrong I think
is unambiguously right or wrong I think this ethicality trend reflects our
this ethicality trend reflects our
this ethicality trend reflects our passion for black-and-white solutions
passion for black-and-white solutions
passion for black-and-white solutions but unfortunately the correct ethical
but unfortunately the correct ethical
but unfortunately the correct ethical answers are rare species in 21st century
answers are rare species in 21st century
answers are rare species in 21st century many of our ethical choices are actually
many of our ethical choices are actually
many of our ethical choices are actually not between right and wrong but between
not between right and wrong but between
not between right and wrong but between good and another kind of good prosperity
good and another kind of good prosperity
good and another kind of good prosperity or preventing climate change cheaper
or preventing climate change cheaper
or preventing climate change cheaper products or human rights health or
products or human rights health or
products or human rights health or environment family or work sometimes it
environment family or work sometimes it
environment family or work sometimes it indeed feels that guilt follows you
indeed feels that guilt follows you
indeed feels that guilt follows you whatever you do it feels tempting just
whatever you do it feels tempting just
whatever you do it feels tempting just to turn away from the problems and just
to turn away from the problems and just
to turn away from the problems and just do nothing
do nothing
do nothing the consolation however is that we don’t
the consolation however is that we don’t
the consolation however is that we don’t have to become ethical superheroes
have to become ethical superheroes
have to become ethical superheroes today’s ethicality is not so much about
today’s ethicality is not so much about
today’s ethicality is not so much about knowing the right answers it’s more
knowing the right answers it’s more
knowing the right answers it’s more about preserving the feeling that what
about preserving the feeling that what
about preserving the feeling that what we do matters it’s about not being
we do matters it’s about not being
we do matters it’s about not being paralyzed by guilt and powerlessness and
paralyzed by guilt and powerlessness and
paralyzed by guilt and powerlessness and it’s about noticing our shared humanity
it’s about noticing our shared humanity
it’s about noticing our shared humanity even in strangers
when I was a girl I had an imaginary
when I was a girl I had an imaginary friend her name was Christina and she
friend her name was Christina and she
friend her name was Christina and she lived in a place called Corby taffy I
lived in a place called Corby taffy I
lived in a place called Corby taffy I had a really bad speaking impediment so
had a really bad speaking impediment so
had a really bad speaking impediment so imagine saying over and over again
imagine saying over and over again
imagine saying over and over again Christina
well once one day she gave me a call she
well once one day she gave me a call she told me that her home had been robbed
told me that her home had been robbed
told me that her home had been robbed thieves have taken all sorts of valuable
thieves have taken all sorts of valuable
thieves have taken all sorts of valuable things and now she felt really sad I was
things and now she felt really sad I was
things and now she felt really sad I was horrified for tasting how awful
looking back from where I sit now I
looking back from where I sit now I think I remember this incident so
think I remember this incident so
think I remember this incident so vividly because it had an important
vividly because it had an important
vividly because it had an important function I was at the age where kids
function I was at the age where kids
function I was at the age where kids start to learn that you can’t take other
start to learn that you can’t take other
start to learn that you can’t take other bits toys without asking permission so I
bits toys without asking permission so I
bits toys without asking permission so I started using my imagination to reflect
started using my imagination to reflect
started using my imagination to reflect on this quite basic ethical notion I
argued that we should also ask adults to
argued that we should also ask adults to take imagination more seriously we use
take imagination more seriously we use
take imagination more seriously we use it whenever we read or write or watch
it whenever we read or write or watch
it whenever we read or write or watch movies or listen to the stories of other
movies or listen to the stories of other
movies or listen to the stories of other people or tell about to our lives to
people or tell about to our lives to
people or tell about to our lives to them basically whenever we think about
them basically whenever we think about
them basically whenever we think about things that are not present at the
things that are not present at the
things that are not present at the moment but we often think imagination
moment but we often think imagination
moment but we often think imagination only as an escape route from reality we
only as an escape route from reality we
only as an escape route from reality we forget that imagination also has the
forget that imagination also has the
forget that imagination also has the power to shape reality think about the
power to shape reality think about the
power to shape reality think about the biblical story of Good Samaritan some of
biblical story of Good Samaritan some of
biblical story of Good Samaritan some of you may know it it’s a story about
you may know it it’s a story about
you may know it it’s a story about offering unconditional help to an
offering unconditional help to an
offering unconditional help to an injured stranger imagination allows you
injured stranger imagination allows you
injured stranger imagination allows you to picture yourself as if you were in
to picture yourself as if you were in
to picture yourself as if you were in the story but I am a stranger or should
the story but I am a stranger or should
the story but I am a stranger or should I help a stranger
our parent my earring is making a noise
our parent my earring is making a noise thanks I’ll just toss it to Kate good
thanks I’ll just toss it to Kate good
thanks I’ll just toss it to Kate good catch
catch
catch I was talking about it’s the Meritor
little earring from fun so you know
little earring from fun so you know research compared those things who know
research compared those things who know
research compared those things who know the story of good samaritan and those
the story of good samaritan and those
the story of good samaritan and those who don’t know it and guess what
who don’t know it and guess what
who don’t know it and guess what those who know it believe much more
those who know it believe much more
those who know it believe much more strongly that helping the
strongly that helping the
strongly that helping the underprivileged is important so thinking
underprivileged is important so thinking
underprivileged is important so thinking about good samaritan and my friend
about good samaritan and my friend
about good samaritan and my friend Christina Cordillera well I think that
Christina Cordillera well I think that
Christina Cordillera well I think that imagination can serve ethicality to be
imagination can serve ethicality to be
imagination can serve ethicality to be able to act ethically we first have to
able to act ethically we first have to
able to act ethically we first have to be able to figure out what are the
be able to figure out what are the
be able to figure out what are the possible ways to act and how they
possible ways to act and how they
possible ways to act and how they promote compassion and justice and their
promote compassion and justice and their
promote compassion and justice and their imagination helps us through imagination
imagination helps us through imagination
imagination helps us through imagination can try new ideas and values and ways to
can try new ideas and values and ways to
can try new ideas and values and ways to exist as french philosopher paul ricoeur
exist as french philosopher paul ricoeur
exist as french philosopher paul ricoeur put it an imagination is such a powerful
put it an imagination is such a powerful
put it an imagination is such a powerful tool in ethics because it’s causing to
tool in ethics because it’s causing to
tool in ethics because it’s causing to play all aspects of humanity not just
play all aspects of humanity not just
play all aspects of humanity not just the rational mind but also meanings and
the rational mind but also meanings and
the rational mind but also meanings and emotions and hope and despair
imagination also engages us in action
imagination also engages us in action much more than just facts or numbers the
much more than just facts or numbers the
much more than just facts or numbers the great news is that you can train
great news is that you can train
great news is that you can train imagination feed it by exposing yourself
imagination feed it by exposing yourself
imagination feed it by exposing yourself to new perspectives a great way to do
to new perspectives a great way to do
to new perspectives a great way to do that is to meet people who you wouldn’t
that is to meet people who you wouldn’t
that is to meet people who you wouldn’t otherwise need as a part of my research
otherwise need as a part of my research
otherwise need as a part of my research I interviewed bank employees they had
I interviewed bank employees they had
I interviewed bank employees they had volunteered in a philanthropic project
volunteered in a philanthropic project
volunteered in a philanthropic project where they mentored marginalized young
where they mentored marginalized young
where they mentored marginalized young people
people
people many of those young people suffered from
many of those young people suffered from
many of those young people suffered from loneliness or mental health issues or
loneliness or mental health issues or
loneliness or mental health issues or lack of support some of them had had
lack of support some of them had had
lack of support some of them had had severe financial difficulties and before
severe financial difficulties and before
severe financial difficulties and before those encounters with the young people
those encounters with the young people
those encounters with the young people many bank employees thought that
many bank employees thought that
many bank employees thought that financial problems are mainly caused by
financial problems are mainly caused by
financial problems are mainly caused by recklessness but but as they listened to
recklessness but but as they listened to
recklessness but but as they listened to the life stories of those young people
the life stories of those young people
the life stories of those young people they realized that actually there are
they realized that actually there are
they realized that actually there are real reasons for financial issues
real reasons for financial issues
real reasons for financial issues they’re not caused by carelessness and
they’re not caused by carelessness and
they’re not caused by carelessness and now as a result something employees said
now as a result something employees said
now as a result something employees said that they are more compassionate to
that they are more compassionate to
that they are more compassionate to their customers
their customers
their customers others said that they look at the
others said that they look at the
others said that they look at the society in a whole new way so what I’m
society in a whole new way so what I’m
society in a whole new way so what I’m saying is that perhaps the greatest
saying is that perhaps the greatest
saying is that perhaps the greatest power of imagination lies in its ability
power of imagination lies in its ability
power of imagination lies in its ability to transform us makes us revise our
to transform us makes us revise our
to transform us makes us revise our thoughts and choices I’ve experienced
thoughts and choices I’ve experienced
thoughts and choices I’ve experienced this myself as well I grew up in a
this myself as well I grew up in a
this myself as well I grew up in a religious revival esteem –nt many
religious revival esteem –nt many
religious revival esteem –nt many people would consider its norms quite
people would consider its norms quite
people would consider its norms quite extreme and its obsession about sin left
extreme and its obsession about sin left
extreme and its obsession about sin left its wounds for many yes I could only
its wounds for many yes I could only
its wounds for many yes I could only feel a bitterness towards the movement
feel a bitterness towards the movement
feel a bitterness towards the movement and then a couple of years ago I read a
and then a couple of years ago I read a
and then a couple of years ago I read a book a fictional novel it was a story of
book a fictional novel it was a story of
book a fictional novel it was a story of a woman who had been hurt in a similar
a woman who had been hurt in a similar
a woman who had been hurt in a similar moment but in another much worse way it
moment but in another much worse way it
moment but in another much worse way it wasn’t my story but it had an impact
wasn’t my story but it had an impact
wasn’t my story but it had an impact after all the wrongdoings and all the
after all the wrongdoings and all the
after all the wrongdoings and all the hurt and all the pain the woman in the
hurt and all the pain the woman in the
hurt and all the pain the woman in the Novo still valued what was good in that
Novo still valued what was good in that
Novo still valued what was good in that moment this example forgiveness made me
moment this example forgiveness made me
moment this example forgiveness made me think that I can also let go of the
think that I can also let go of the
think that I can also let go of the hatred
so as you have noticed thinking
so as you have noticed thinking imagination thinking ethics through
imagination thinking ethics through
imagination thinking ethics through imagination differs from the trendy talk
imagination differs from the trendy talk
imagination differs from the trendy talk on ethicality it reminds you that an
on ethicality it reminds you that an
on ethicality it reminds you that an ethical t-shirt doesn’t make ethical
ethical t-shirt doesn’t make ethical
ethical t-shirt doesn’t make ethical choices but you should imagination makes
choices but you should imagination makes
choices but you should imagination makes you think about the consequences of your
you think about the consequences of your
you think about the consequences of your choices and rethink what kind of person
choices and rethink what kind of person
choices and rethink what kind of person you want to be so if you want to
you want to be so if you want to
you want to be so if you want to strengthen the foundation of your
strengthen the foundation of your
strengthen the foundation of your ethicality train and feed your
ethicality train and feed your
ethicality train and feed your imagination but no matter what we do we
imagination but no matter what we do we
imagination but no matter what we do we can’t escape those difficult ethical
can’t escape those difficult ethical
can’t escape those difficult ethical decisions those excruciating moments of
decisions those excruciating moments of
decisions those excruciating moments of guilt will remain a part of being a
guilt will remain a part of being a
guilt will remain a part of being a human and in those moments imagination
human and in those moments imagination
human and in those moments imagination can offer something that ethical
can offer something that ethical
can offer something that ethical products can’t imagination can open up a
products can’t imagination can open up a
products can’t imagination can open up a horizon of hope it lifts you up from the
horizon of hope it lifts you up from the
horizon of hope it lifts you up from the paralyzing feeling of guilt and
paralyzing feeling of guilt and
paralyzing feeling of guilt and powerlessness it restores the belief
powerlessness it restores the belief
powerlessness it restores the belief that a better world is possible and
that a better world is possible and
that a better world is possible and despite your own shortcomings you have a
despite your own shortcomings you have a
despite your own shortcomings you have a part in building it and if all else
part in building it and if all else
part in building it and if all else fails then just hope your imaginary
fails then just hope your imaginary
fails then just hope your imaginary friend
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