Can a more distributed ethics meaningfully compliment or augment the technocracy? Might this helps us better tackle the big problems of today? I strongly believe that the answer is yes.
Couldn't agree more. The frequency (especially in large orgs where there are many, many decisions being made) with which claims (such as, "what do you mean, there aren't ethical issue with this") are made is astounding. E.V.E.R.Y day....
Yes - and added to all this the idea that distributing ethics out into the world of those encountering dilemmas removes the middleman - the appeal to a centralized authority - and so speeds the whole prices up.
Agreed, but this may not be the case. Part of what I am proposing, at least at first for most orgs, is evolving how they make decisions of an ethical nature by actively including participation from those 'outside the building'. This can, at least at first, slow things down (lots of ways to ensure this isn't the case. But definitely can happen).
Also, just another quick point from my experience- 90% of practical ethics is just recognizing the dilemmas. Solving can be much easier.
Couldn't agree more. The frequency (especially in large orgs where there are many, many decisions being made) with which claims (such as, "what do you mean, there aren't ethical issue with this") are made is astounding. E.V.E.R.Y day....
Yes - and added to all this the idea that distributing ethics out into the world of those encountering dilemmas removes the middleman - the appeal to a centralized authority - and so speeds the whole prices up.
Agreed, but this may not be the case. Part of what I am proposing, at least at first for most orgs, is evolving how they make decisions of an ethical nature by actively including participation from those 'outside the building'. This can, at least at first, slow things down (lots of ways to ensure this isn't the case. But definitely can happen).