Unlike the men’s tourney, the favorites are the four left standing
1) Socrates v. Plato
2) Aristotle v. Kant
Who will advance to the finals and be the Philosophy Madness Champion in 2023? Vote now!
Mark McClennan, APR, Fellow PRSA
Mark W. McClennan, APR, Fellow PRSA, is the general manager of C+C's Boston office. C+C is a communications agency all about the good and purpose-driven brands. He has more than 20 years of tech and fintech agency experience, served as the 2016 National Chair of PRSA, drove the creation of the PRSA Ethics App and is the host of EthicalVoices.com
Do you want another way to participate in a tourney? You are in luck ! Round 4 of 2023 Philosopher Madness is underway.
Plato v Locke
Socrates v. Nietzsche
Aristotle v. Hume
Confucius v. Kant
Vote now!
Are you sad because your bracket is busted and there are no more College BB games until Thursday? Well do not despair, for Philosopher Madness 2023 is kicking off Round 3 early. And wow is this round bringing us some heavyweight battles! Vote now!
Round 2 of 2023 Philosopher Madness is now live. Two major upsets in Rd 1. WIll Maimonides and Zeno continue their Cinderella run? Vote now!
While many people think of college basketball and the rivalries (What time is it?), the rivalries in philosophy are even more heated.
So dive in and over the next few weeks let’s determine who is the top philosopher.
There can be only one.
This week there are more than a few public relations ethics issues and some of them are real doozies. From AI tools for media relations to plans to restrict freedom of speech and continued resume bias, the topics are worth a read
Niel Golightly, a partner at FGS Global, discusses several important ethics issues, including:
1) An important lesson he learned flying an F-14 over the Indian Ocean
2) What is the hardest ethical decision?
3) The power of humility
4) How do we redefine a corporation’s role in society?
5) What societal issues does every company have an ethical duty to support?
Some weighty, fascinating, and depressing ethics stories this week. From continued corporate failure when it comes to diversity, to further erosions of privacy, there are a number of deep and interesting ethics articles.
This week there were some ironic ethics issues – but the most intriguing articles are both depressing and important. There is a rise in unethical reputation laundering. What content should social media companies censor? What are the ethics of psychological targeting
Candace Hamana, the owner of Badger PR and the founder of The Indigenous Peoples Public Relations Association discusses a number of important ethics issues, including:
1) What to do when your employer doesn’t let you act in true faith
2) How to make land acknowledgements more than a performative action
3) The importance of cultural contexts