It is great to be back as we kick off and our inaugural speaker as you mentioned is the professor of Business Administration at the school at uva and today is going to discuss his latest book that is so relevant given the current discourse going on in the nation with the word and, the most powerful word in our language. Lets find out why in the power of and the responsible tradeoff. Because they just opened a philosophy factory by the interstate. You will be fine. I got very lucky and ive always taught in Business Schools but that sends optimism and idealism in the shadows of this awful pandemic and the devastation that has occurred in the world in many communities. Is still remain incredibly optimistic we will find a way out of it. We will find our way to Racial Justice and build a better world with all of us. I want to focus on the debate which exist about ethics and capitalism there is an old story about business that is deeply rooted all over the world not just in the us and you kn
Police in order for your data to be put into their system or example and that information is also being used. Sarah brain sunday night at 8 00 p. M. Eastern on cspans q a. It is great to be back for the kick off for the fall season and our inaugural speaker is ed freeman and he is the professor of Business Administration at the dart school at uva and today ed has come to discuss his latest book which is so relevant given the current discourse going on in our nation. He calls the word and the most powerful world in our language so lets find out why in the power of and responsible business without tradeoffs. Ed. Thank you for having me. Its a real treat to be back even if only virtually at fordham. Many years ago in a fit of useful idealism i got a phd in philosophy and that was great and my father was always terrific and said well, you will never have to worry about a job because i just opened a bunch of philosophy factories by the interstate and you will be fine. I got very lucky to ge
And what youre seeing now is how the 2020 u. S. President ial election is shaping up so far lawsuits calls to stop ballot counts on allegations of fraud draw angry crowds to the streets. Make sure to check out our website r t dot com for faster than light updates on anything and everything surrounding the u. S. Elections ill be back with more of your world new News Headlines in just about half an hour in just about an hour thanks for watching and i hope to see you then. No one. Looking at the white house. I dont think if the phone. And then. Call tom that come on a full. One. Sorry very sorry 6 6 2. Welcome to so think of visionaries may Sophie Shevardnadze in times of uncertainty and the our moral compass and altruism is our way through but how to make sure that our good intentions are not pave the road to how i ask effective altruism evangelist professor of philosophy at Oxford University william mccaskill. William macaskill professor off the loss of a at Oxford University and the co
A couple of Dollars Per Day well they dont have the very very most basic lifesaving. You know medical treatments so a long lasting insecticide treated bed net costs just 4. 00 can for x. 2 children for 2 years. And statistically speaking youll save a life there for just a few 1000. 00 thats incredibly cheap whereas if youre trying to save a life and its currency then. You know some of these other causes youll be spending more like millions of dollars to save a life. Well other tourism is traditionally defined as unselfish behavior for the benefit of the others but its no secret like doing good for others it actually makes you feel good right and it gives you the sense of fulfillment selfrespect that you often look for do you agree that altruism has an element of egoism to it i mean even in this case the desire to just feel very good about oneself the reason for as being altruistic. Well i think we should divorce the idea of altruism some unselfish behavior if i can help lots of people
Ideal and the real realistic can be actually bridged i hope so otherwise what do they do or do something remember you are right. You know you dont need to be of narcissist. Unfortunately too many leaders are really out from number woman sort of group its very to. The nice terms you support your millage a sense of humanity and to see older stage no longer theyve been there and break away sorry thats. Their actually its very Interesting Times then me because it focuses in a way its the largest social experiment ever done. Nor could. Now that number sanaa is you Condition One is that people become more reflective and say what kind of role do we need i mean at the moment. You know i look at the world and i didnt wonder many years ago before you were born and i had at this about science which talked about how can a person in the erse so now people are more concerned of course about Global Warming and things like that there was also movie that was in the sixtys its also of course in the time