McCombs School of Business
Video Series
36 short illustrated videos explain behavioral ethics concepts and basic ethics principles.
10 short videos introduce athletes to behavioral ethics concepts.
64 animated videos - 2 to 3 minutes each - define key ethics terms and concepts.
One-of-a-kind videos highlight the ethical aspects of current and historical subjects.
Eight short videos present the 7 principles of values-driven leadership from Gentile's Giving Voice to Values.
A documentary and six short videos reveal the behavioral ethics biases in super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff's story.
30 videos - one minute each - introduce newsworthy scandals with ethical insights and case studies.
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“Mercy” means leniency and compassion. It can also include kind and compassionate behavior toward others.
“Mercy” means leniency and compassion, commonly granted to offenders by those who have the power or authority to punish them for their wrongs. It can also include kind and compassionate behavior toward others. Mercy is a basic virtue of all major religions.
In ethics, mercy is often thought to be at odds with justice, although Aristotle thought that justice and mercy are reconcilable if properly understood.
The term “mercy killing” encompasses killing to prevent further suffering. But the ethical complexities of mercy killing are challenging… whether it’s a grievously injured enemy soldier who is pleading for a quick death or a cancer patient in serious pain and whose death is inevitable.
Many people believe that beneficence, which includes acts of mercy, kindness and charity, is an essential part of an ethical framework.
Stephen Garvey, Is it Wrong to Commute Death Row? Retribution, Atonement, and Mercy, 82 North Carolina Law Review (2004).
David Hume, An Enquiry concerning the Principles of Morals (1751).
Dan Markel, Against Mercy, 88 Minnesota Law Review 1421 (2003).
Dictionary.com
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
Altruism is when we behave selflessly and value the welfare of others.
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Justice is a complicated concept that at its core requires fairness.
Prosocial Behavior occurs when people voluntarily help others.
Values are society’s shared beliefs about what is good or bad and how people should act.