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ArticleBeing Human
Metaphysical myth busting: The cowardice of ‘post-truth’
The failure of post-truthers to engage with metaphysics is a sign of cowardice.
ArticleBig Thinkers + Explainers
Ethics Explainer: Moral Absolutism
Is it okay to ever tell a lie? A moral absolutist says no, regardless of the consequences.
ArticleBeing Human
Confirmation bias: ignoring the facts we don’t fancy
Confirmation bias says we aren’t as intellectual, rational or measured as we think.
ArticleRelationships
Ethical dilemma: how important is the truth?
Dr Matt Beard considers the importance of telling the truth, even when it will cause harm.
ArticleBusiness + Finance
Risky business: lockout laws, sharks, and media bias
Reactive public policy is more about unconscious bias than grounded in substantiated evidence.
ArticleRelationships
Ethical dilemma: how important is the truth?
Dr Matt Beard considers the importance of telling the truth, even when it will cause harm.
ArticleBusiness + Finance
Risky business: lockout laws, sharks, and media bias
Reactive public policy is more about unconscious bias than grounded in substantiated evidence.
ConversationBeing Human
The Ethics of Truth
Psychology, philosophy and linguistics can reveal our role in creating a post-truth world.
ArticleLaw + Human Rights
Australia Day and #changethedate – a tale of two truths
The #changethedate movement has become a contest between two accounts of history.
ArticleBig Thinkers + Explainers
Ethics Explainer: Authenticity
Philosophers argue that to behave with authenticity means to respond to the world the way it is,…
ArticleBeing Human
Who’s your daddy?
“Discrepant paternity" has become a rallying point for parts of the fathers’ rights movement.
ArticleBusiness + Finance
‘Hear no evil’ – how typical corporate communication leaves out the ethics
When do corporate communications leave little room for the ethics of truth?
ArticleEthics Alliance
In the court of public opinion, consistency matters most
There is nothing the public hates more than a hypocrite, even if he’s telling the truth.
ArticleBig Thinkers + Explainers
Ethics Explainer: Ad Hominem Fallacy
What happens when someone attacks you instead of the argument you’re making.
ArticleLeadership
Between frenzy and despair: navigating our new political era
Whatever your views, you won’t survive the new era if you don’t know what you believe in.
ArticleBig Thinkers + Explainers
Ethics Explainer: Ad Hominem Fallacy
What happens when someone attacks you instead of the argument you’re making.
ArticleLeadership
Between frenzy and despair: navigating our new political era
Whatever your views, you won’t survive the new era if you don’t know what you believe in.