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> Why does anyone think you can get people to be ethical just by teaching them ethics? Because studies say so? https://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/ca

> Why does anyone think you can get people to be ethical just by teaching them ethics? Because studies say so? https://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/can-ethics-be-taught https://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/can-ethics-be-... "The central finding is striking: those passing the older exam, with more rules and ethics coverage, were 25% less likely to commit any kind of misconduct"

jvanderbot 5y ago
Right: If everyone knows something is wrong, people are less likely to take the risk of getting caught. Even if it's not those bad actors who change, the bad actors don't act badly because everyone else would recognize it as wrong.