How much ethical behavior can we expect from government and business?
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Kirk Hanson of Santa Clara University says ethical failures cause real harm to real people, and politicians and CEO's are constantly manipulating their reputation and shaping their identity-- rather than living their own identity.
Kirk Hanson is director of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University. He gave the annual Fredrikson Lecture at the University of St. Thomas Law School in September. Neil Hamilton of St. Thomas and Joan Humes of Medtronic responded to Hanson's remarks.
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