Ethical Reading webinar: ‘Does luck play a part in doing the right thing?’
Event Information
Description
Nick Leeson was a trader who gambled away £862m and bought down Barings Bank in 1995. He served 4 years in prison for his actions. However, others who engaged in the same kinds of risky trading strategies, but where their risks paid off, were lauded as successful and innovative employees.
So, was Leeson more culpable than others because he did the wrong thing, or was he just unlucky?
More generally, what role does luck play in ethical decisions, are we all just lucky if what we do at work turns out to be right? And if so, can we really be held responsible for anything we do, including at work?
Joining the webinar
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About the speaker: Doctor Luke Elson, University of Reading
Dr Luke Elson has been a lecturer in the philosophy department at Reading since 2014. His research and teaching are mostly in ethics. In particular, he’s concerned with unsharpness (cases where there is vagueness or fuzziness in what we have reason to do) and internalism about reasons, which is the question of how much our reasons depend on what we want.
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Organiser Ethical Reading CIC
Organiser of Ethical Reading webinar: ‘Does luck play a part in doing the right thing?’
Ethical Reading exists to help organisations in Reading and their teams do the right thing by each other, the wider community and the environment, and to thrive in the process.
It’s all about supporting people to take a compassionate, respectful and responsible approach when making decisions at every level, from the board room to everyday interactions.
We want to encourage organisations of all kinds and their and employees to make more ethical choices. We’ll do this by bringing people together at events with inspirational speakers and opportunities to share ideas, and by providing access to thought-provoking training resources.
