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Author Archives: John Hooker

  • The generalization principle  requires that the reasons for your action be consistent with the assumption that everyone with the same [...]

    Generalization principle

    January 1, 2018
  • My cousin has been helping a friend with depression for 6 months. However, my cousin started school recently and has a very busy schedule of 6 [...]

    How much sacrifice for a friend?

    June 14, 2017
  • A few years ago, I registered for a driver’s license in my home country. I signed up for the compulsory classes and exams, which were [...]

    Bribe for driver’s license

    June 6, 2017
  • My sister and her friends went to a private swimming pool at a fancy hotel. They had to pay an entrance fee but could stay as long as they [...]

    Forgot to pay for food

    June 4, 2017
  • On 26 May 2017, three men tried to defend a pair of teenage girls, one wearing a head scarf, when a self-described white nationalist shouted [...]

    Standing up to hate

    June 2, 2017
  • As a business students, it has been drilled into our minds that the primary purpose of  business is to create value for shareholders.  A recent [...]

    Self-serving financial advice

    May 31, 2017
  • I overheard two girls I know having a discussion. One girl, whom I will call Maria, wanted to go out on the town alone. This was against her [...]

    Lying to parents

    May 15, 2017
  • Mohammed wants to sell his old laptop, which he has owned for a year and a half. Having bought a new one, he took the old laptop to a reseller. [...]

    Selling laptop with tired battery

    May 15, 2017
  • Protests such as those of Black Lives Matter often disrupt the lives of others and may incite violence, even when a peaceful demonstration is [...]

    Is street protest ethical?

    October 4, 2016
  • “Advantage players” use card counting and other techniques to boost their winnings in casinos.  Card counting is the practice of memorizing [...]

    Card counting in casinos

    September 14, 2016

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