The Parable of the Sadhu

Resources:

greenkarnyval.blogspot.com

The Class Textbook

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Orwell

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis_Diderot

http://ec.europa.eu/research/science-society/pdf/ethicsofknowledgepolicy_en.pdf

http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Real-Lesson-of-the-Parable-of-the-Sadhu&id=2091162

http://bit.ly/6w4xWS

http://bit.ly/7sxneJ

Individual Values

Few Questions to Think About

Is failure to act a decision in and of itself?

When is one really tested in their values, individually or corporately?

What would you have done?

Why would you have or have

not helped this Sadhu?

Can or should you help everyone?

Values & Action

How much are you willing to sacrifice for others?

Do you think that by providing clothing and food, they really help the Sadhu?

Do you think that individual values interferred with corporate values?

Denis Diderot

(October 5, 1713 July 31, 1784) was a French philosopher, art critic, and writer. He was a prominent figure during the Enlightenment.

Collective vs. Individual

Do collective ethics differ

from individual ethics?

When do ones individual ethical responsibilities not apply?

When do collective ethical

responsabilities apply?

Collective vs. Individual

Do you trust large organizations?

How do you identify a

corporations vision or ethics?

Is it important to serve the corporate vision?

Is it ethical to not support

one's corporate vision?

Trust & Corporate Vision

"There is no moral precept that does not have something inconvenient about it."

Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950), better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist and journalist.

"On the whole human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time."

The Parable of the Sadhu

Article 26,

Written by: Bowen H. McCoy

Presented by:

Ernest Rando

Olga Sego