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Charlie stated "...typically scientific issues are settled by evidence as well as overthrown by evidence. Anytime there is a long and protracted battle about "science," or the science of that spreads throughout a society, it commonly has morality and social dynamics at its core for better or worse. It's why they have so much social traction," my question is

Recently an interviewer referenced Einstein’s notion of the “spiritual genius” which Einstein believed was necessary to balance objective knowledge in the interest of the dignity, security and joy of humanity. This notion grew out of his grave concern in observing chemists and physicists creating weapons of mass destruction which countered his vision that scientists would share in the beautiful view of science that transcended national boundaries. Humanity, Einstein then concluded, depended on the likes of his contemporary Gandhi along with historical figures such as Jesus, Moses, Buddha and St Francis of Assisi who were geniuses in the art of living.
The business education community—at least a pocket of it—is taking this topic on by looking at ancient wisdom traditions from both the East and the West to inform business school curricula. My question is this: is STEM augmented with wisdom training along the lines of Einstein’s “spiritual genius?” Is there, or has there been a concerted effort to build in ethical and moral decision-making practices both on an individual and community-wide basis in the science field? Otherwise, how would even a science-literate population navigate ethical and moral minefield to discern inherent dilemmas for equitable decisions?
Great discussion on this thread.
Terri



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