Freedom in Necessity The characteristics of fallibility are the benefits of fallibility. Unless humans are fallible we can never know the delights of love, forgiveness, relationship, passion, care, helping or learning. The quest for immutability, to be robotic and without error is delusional … [Read more...] about Freedom in Necessity
AIHS BoK on Ethics
Safety as a Mysoginist Activity
Cornell philosophy professor Kate Manne argues that misogyny is not about male hostility or hatred toward women — instead, it’s about controlling and punishing women who challenge male ideology. Misogyny rewards women who reinforce the status quo and punishes those who don’t. Misogyny can be … [Read more...] about Safety as a Mysoginist Activity
-Ism or -ist, Does it Matter?
When you visit Old Parliament House in Canberra you will see signs telling you not to hold the handrail. (https://www.moadoph.gov.au/). These signs have been put in place because people have had severe burns to their hands. The structure is heritage listed and the handrails will not … [Read more...] about -Ism or -ist, Does it Matter?
All Risk is Subjective
The latest research confirms what SPoR has known for sometime, that all vision is subjective, objective vision is impossible (https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-06-philosophy-lab-vision-impossible.html ), just as zero is impossible. Researchers at John Hopkins University found that it's impossible … [Read more...] about All Risk is Subjective
An Ethic of Risk Workshop 10,11 May 2020
The next scheduled workshop by the Centre for Leadership and Learning in Risk is the Ethics in Risk Workshop for 10,11 May in Canberra. You can register and read an overview here: https://cllr.com.au/product/an-ethic-of-risk-unit-17/ It is important to register early as it looks like we may need to … [Read more...] about An Ethic of Risk Workshop 10,11 May 2020
It was the SIA until someone wanted to swing from the Chandelier
On the evening of Monday the 10th of February I attended the Australian Institute of Health and Safety (AIHS) “Ethics and Professional Practice BoK (Book of Knowledge) Chapter launch (‘forum’)” It was a disappointing turnout with the room barely half full for such an important topic, the creation of … [Read more...] about It was the SIA until someone wanted to swing from the Chandelier
The AIHS BoK and Ethics, Check Your Gut!
One of the best ways to be ethical about ethics is to declare your worldview/methodology (ethic) from the outset. It is from one’s ethic (methodology-ontology) that one’s method emerges. In my case whenever I undertake education and learning modules such as the recent modules on Transdisciplinarity … [Read more...] about The AIHS BoK and Ethics, Check Your Gut!