contextual ethics

10Dec12

Dan Ariely wrote a book about the honest truth about dishonesty. On his blog he comments “The irony of illegally downloading a book on dishonesty is painfully obvious”. He argues that “once we start thinking of ourselves as polluted, there is not much incentive to behave well, and the trip down the slippery slope is likely. […]

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Tags: amnesty program, citizen science, contextual, crowd sourcing, dishonesty, ethics, honesty, legal, moral, rules, semantic, waldorf

urban interventions

03Aug11

The difference between graffiti and urban art is a thin line. The mayor of Amsterdam wants to fight “this pollution of public spaces” by banning graffiti. At the same time there is a movement that asks for more freedom to use the public space as “free-art podia”. Both sides appeal to the quality of life […]

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Tags: conditional, contextual, crowd sourcing, fairness, graffiti, interpretation, urban art