Philosophy - SDG Academy Library

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The Moral Basis for Business Activity

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This chapter looks at different dimensions of corporate social responsibility and stresses that the ethical responsibility of business must be a core component of…

Virtue Ethics as a Multi-Religious Consensus

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Virtue Ethics as a Multi-Religious Consensus

From SDG Academy

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In this chapter, William Vendley finds the points of consensus between religious traditions, and shows how religious communities are well-positioned in terms of both…

The Rights to Health, Education, and Decent Work

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The Rights to Health, Education, and Decent Work

From SDG Academy

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In this chapter, Professor Jeffrey Sachs gives an overview of health, education, and labor rights, tying each one to the overall goals of sustainable development. This…

Corruption and Global Business

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Corruption and Global Business

From SDG Academy

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Good governance is a tenet of development, and when governments are corrupt, economic development and individual sense of well-being within the government's reach…

Ethics for Troubled Times

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Ethics for Troubled Times

From SDG Academy

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During times of unrest and uncertainty, how can faith and ethics help our communities take action towards a brighter future? This webinar, held on June 30, 2020,…

Conversation with John Mearsheimer, How States…

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Conversation with John Mearsheimer, How States…

Conversation with John Mearsheimer, How States Think

From SDG Academy

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Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and political scientist John Mearsheimer as they discuss Professor Mearsheimer’s latest book, How States Think: The Rationality of…

The Challenge of Global Poverty

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The Challenge of Global Poverty

From SDG Academy

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In this chapter, Professor Jeffrey Sachs tackles SDG1, ending extreme poverty, looking at the resources available and how a lack of distribution leads towards vast…

Sustainable Development and the Need for Ethics…

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Sustainable Development and the Need for Ethics…

Sustainable Development and the Need for Ethics in Action

From SDG Academy

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This chapter introduces the Ethics in Action Initiative as a forum through which religious leaders and scholars from traditions around the world came together to find…

Religions for Peace

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Religions for Peace

From SDG Academy

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This case study focuses on William Vendley's organization, Religions for Peace, as an illustration of the conversations and movements happening in religious…

Gender Equality: A Confucian Perspective

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Gender Equality: A Confucian Perspective

From SDG Academy

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Confucian ethics is a tradition that can be used by people from different religious traditions in China. It is a tradition shared by people who may engage in different…

Religion and Peacebuilding

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Religion and Peacebuilding

From SDG Academy

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"Religion--the sacred the notion of a deep reality that guides our lives--is an embedded reality. It affects how we think about sexuality and family and commerce…

The History of Sustainable Development and the…

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The History of Sustainable Development and the…

The History of Sustainable Development and the SDGs

From SDG Academy

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Jeffrey Sachs outlines 50 years of sustainable development history and its alignment with papal encyclicals regarding social challenges, culminating with Laudato…

A Hindu Approach to Environmental Care

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A Hindu Approach to Environmental Care

From SDG Academy

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This chapter looks at the ethical contradictions with human-induced climate change through the lens of hinduism, stressing the importance of non-violence in Hinduism. …

Conversation with Jessica Rawson, Life and…

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Conversation with Jessica Rawson, Life and…

Conversation with Jessica Rawson, Life and Afterlife in Ancient China

From SDG Academy

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Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and Jessica Rawson, one of the world’s most eminent scholars of China, as they discuss Rawson’s book, Life and Afterlife in…

Virtue Ethics: An Islamic Perspective

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Virtue Ethics: An Islamic Perspective

From SDG Academy

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In this video, we are going to talk about virtue ethics in the Islamic tradition. For any Islamic tradition, or religious tradition, the first thing that needs to be…

The State of Conflict Around the World

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The State of Conflict Around the World

From SDG Academy

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This chapter focuses on peace around the world as a peans of obtaining sustainable development, looking at the risk of nuclear war, current conflicts, and the cost of…

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