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As part of a sabbatical chair replacement at the Augustana University in Germany in the Autumn semester 2020-2021, Globethics.net...

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If ethics was a note of music
It would espouse all musicalityThat embraces the whole beautyOf the world and humanityIf we think that ethics is a...

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COVID19 has wreaked havoc, causing death and severe illness, disrupting educational systems, employment and our way of life. Globalisation has...

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What is purpose?Many people search for the meaning of life. They want to know whatlife is about, why good things or bad things happen, why do we...

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Three global events celebrated during this month of February refer to the themes of inclusion and education. The international Day for Women and...

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Having worked and lived in and around Geneva, Switzerland since 1998, where international cooperation on an array of fields, including human rights, humanitarian aid, health and migration are in the air somehow, I grew alarmed early on in the lockdown here in March 2020 when I realised that the blanket coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic was excluding so much other news from the headlines.The...

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Ethics is about life. It is the study and discipline for rational beings to know the distinction between good and evil. Ethics is about doing the...

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People of different races, cultures, religions, nationalities have some specific ways to depict collective memories of important events deemed crucial to their lives. Certain historical moments are remembered by some in a heroic light, as occasions that fill them with pride, while for others they are remembered as dark memories. The Javanese, the group that I belong to culturally, were quite...

It’s the month of May and the air is crisp as the seasons are changing, no matter where you are in the world. It’s a month that reminds us that we are almost at the halfway mark of the year. It’s a...
"La ética nos da fe en nuestra humanidad compartida. La ética nos permite identificar el bien común más allá de los conflictos de intereses y necesidades. Nos muestra el camino en momentos de...
“Ethics gives us faith in our shared humanity. Ethics allows us to identify the common good through conflicting interests and needs. It shows us the path in dark moments and deep waters.” Speaking...
Aya – A sign of hope. Aya, Arabic for “a sign from God,” is the name of a Syrian baby girl, whose mother died after giving birth to her amidst the ruins of their home in Jenderis during the recent...
The ever-changing world of labour has seen a number of big changes since the pandemic. The move to remote and hybrid working; successful trials of 4-day work weeks; the phenomena of...