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    MPPM

    8207

    ETHICS
    AND
    GOVERNANCE
    IN
    PUBLIC
    POLICY

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    LET’S CLARIFY WHAT WE ARE
    GOING TO TALK ABOUT

    TERMS
    The beginning
    of wisdom is
    the definition
    of terms

    Socrates
    471-399 b.c.
    MPM 8207 ETHICS AND GOVERNANCE IN PUBLIC
    POLICY

    Governance

    Ethics

    Public

    Policy
    28
    ORIGIN OF THE WORD

    Latin gubernāre
    to steer (a ship)
    GOVERNANCE GOOD EVIL

    Authority Common Good Individual

    ONE Monarchy Tyranny

    MANY Aristocracy Oligarchy

    ALL Democracy Demagogy

    Aristotle’s classification
    Polis = city

    31
    Police

    Politics

    Politician

    POLICY

    32
    Res Publica
    Republica
    Republic
    populus 34
    Public Private Privatus = set apart

    Government Non-Governmental

    Governance Negligence

    Political Apolitical

    Military Civilian Civitas = city

    35
    What is
    morals?
    MORALS

    Mama Grace
    A way of living, acting, Kakamega

    deciding according to
    what one knows as good,
    behaviour
    IN-MORAL

    A way of living, acting,


    deciding against what
    one knows as good,
    behaviour
    Morality tends to refer to
    personal behaviours that
    follow moral norms
    What is ethics?
    Science is a
    Certain
    Verifiable
    Knowledge of reality
    by its causes
    Ethics is the
    Science that studies the
    free human behaviour
    that makes us
    better human beings
    ETHICS

    To study what makes


    good behaviour
    good
    What makes good, Sarah W. Kimani
    Centre for Ethics
    good? Building an Ethical Kenya
    ETHICS

    A. way of
    Mama
    living, acting, Grace
    Kakamega

    deciding
    B. to learn, know,
    understand why
    Sarah W. Kimani
    Centre for Ethics
    Building an Ethical Kenya
    TWO LEVELS

    A. To do good
    Mama Grace
    Kakamega

    B. Find out why


    good is good
    Sarah W. Kimani
    Centre for Ethics
    Building an Ethical Kenya
    TWO LEVELS

    A. MORALS

    B. ETHICS
    MORALS ETHICS
    ART SCIENCE

    of what makes
    of human an action good
    good living or evil
    Can you get a PhD in
    ethics and nevertheless
    be immoral ?
    MAX SCHELER
    1874 –1928
    Great ETHICS
    PROFESSOR
    Did he had a good moral life?
    A bit of a womanizer, divorced twice, married three times, some affairs with
    students
    What type of public
    servants
    would you like to
    have, those with
    Good ethics or
    Good morals?
    Good morals
    No doubt

    Why do we need then


    to study ethics?
    So what does Ethical
    Training add to your
    profession?
    If we teach ethics to politicians,
    will they become better?
    What should we invest time
    and money
    in ethical training?

    Discuss in groups
    and give some ideas
    WHAT GOOD IS?
    GOOD AND EVIL

    What are they?


    IS ANNE 8 years old
    Spine problem from birth
    GOOD?
    Heart arrhythmia
    Great in Math's
    Great at piano
    Loves her parents
    Loves sweets
    Skillful pick pocketer
    Generous with sweets
    Lies as a politician
    58
    STANDARD
    BEING ?
    just because she is EXISTENCE

    complete in her nature NATURE - ESSENCE

    DOING ?
    heart has arrhythmia MEDICAL BIOLOGICAL

    she is great at music TECHNICAL - ART


    she lies like a spy MORAL - ETHICAL
    Good
    WHAT
    CONFORMS
    TO A STANDARD
    What is the
    standard of
    goodness?
    LEVEL STANDARD

    BEING ?
    just because is EXISTENCE
    complete in nature NATURE - ESSENCE

    DOING ?

    Natural functions MEDICAL BIOLOGICAL


    Skills TECHNICAL - ART
    Moral behaviour HUMANITY
    5 TYPES OF EVIL?

    63
    BEING ? BAD

    EXISTENCE NON EXISTENCE

    NATURE - ESSENCE DEFORMED - FREAK

    DOING ?

    BIOLOGICAL SICKNESS

    TECHNICAL - ART SHODY - UNPROFESSIONAL

    MORAL - ETHICAL EVIL, IMMORAL, UNETHICAL


    WHAT IS THE GODNESS OF INSTITUTIONS

    WHAT IS THE STANDARD?

    WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF INSTITUTIONS?

    TWO APPROACHES
    YOU CANNOT CHANGE SOCIETIES
    The way of acting follows the way of
    being

    they behave as they are


    The way of acting follows the way of
    being

    they behave as they are


    The way of acting follows the way of
    being

    Men behave like men Women as women


    75
    We are equal at some level
    We are unequal at others
    We are unique in what we freely decide
    What is the nature of the
    person ?
    What types of goodness does he have?
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    Exit ticket

    A couple of takes away

    Suggestions
    82

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