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Kyoto Prize: Three Laureates, Three Ways of Expanding Human Knowledge
The Kyoto Prize Symposium features three laureates whose work spans ethics, life sciences, and information technology. Across very different fields, the laureates highlight research that reshapes how we understand human behavior, biological development, and intelligent systems. As Dr. Kazuo Inamori, founder of the Kyoto Prize, puts it: “A human being has no higher calling than…
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Can the Law Ask Too Much? History, Ethics, and the Boundaries of Legal Obligation
What happens when laws demand more than people can give? Discover how ancient and modern thinkers shaped our understanding of justice, responsibility, and moral limits
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Is it Time to Rethink the Idea of the Amoral Economic Man?
There is a widely held belief that when designing public policy or legal systems, it makes the most sense to assume that all citizens are entirely self-interested and amoral. It’s a theory known as “homo economicus” or “economic man.” But, economist Samuel Bowles argues against that belief in his book The Moral Economy: Why Good…