Interview conducted at Rockford University by Stephen Hicks and sponsored by the Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship. Hicks: I am Stephen Hicks, executive director of CEE, and with us today is Dr. William Kline, who is Assistant Professor of Liberal Studies at the University of Illinois in Springfield. Professor Kline is a Philosophy professor, primarily […]
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On Friday, February 19, Dr. Robert Garmong will give two lectures at Rockford University on the good and bad in contemporary Chinese business ethics. Is China improving or deteriorating? Should one be bullish or bearish about China — not just economically but in terms of ethical conduct? The first lecture is at 2:00-2:50. The second is at
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Time warp in transportation: new technology, same arguments. Hansom cabs battled the new taxis in the early 20th century. And now, in the early 21st century, taxis battle the new Uber/Lyft cars.
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[Re-pinning for this season’s festivities.] We all know the tale of Ebenezer Scrooge. Or do we? Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol has generated an astonishing variety of interpretations, and as with most rich tales the interpretations often tell us as much about the interpreter as the original story. The legend of Robin Hood is a
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Overnight on December 2-3, 1984, the worst industrial accident in history began. Thirty-one years later, what should we have learned? The Bhopal Chemical Spill Disaster: Who’s to Blame?
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Dr. William Kline is professor of philosophy and business at the University of Illinois, Springfield. In this 14-minute video lecture on “Entrepreneurship and Liberty” Professor Kline discusses the relationship between liberty and entrepreneurship. He explains how laws, culture, and economic regulation can infringe upon the freedom of entrepreneurs and inhibit their abilities to innovate. He stresses
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Coastal Carolina University economics professor Robert Salvino’s 15-minute video lecture on “Entrepreneurship and Public Policy.” Professor Salvino discusses public policy and its effect on entrepreneurship. He contrasts active public policy methods (e.g., subsidies) and passive public policy methods (e.g., lowering taxes) and hypothesizes that passive approaches to public policy often result in more innovation and entrepreneurship.
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O número estimado de mortos como consequência do desastre químico em Bhopal, Índia, no ano de 1984, é de 15.000 pessoas. Contextualizando o caso, considere que o número estimado de mortos no desastre nuclear de Chernobyl, na União Soviética, foi 4.000; no vazamento radioativo em Fukushima, no Japão, em 2011, foi zero; e no acidente
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