JudgeMe: is it ethical to buy a hard drive enclosure for the express purpose of data recovery and then return the enclosure immediately after the data has been recovered? [more inside]
posted on Aug 31, 2008 - 34 answers

If you're a straight male college student how do you signal to women of the same age that you're interested in sleeping with them - while avoiding the extremes of coming across as objectifying or amorous? [more inside]
posted on Aug 25, 2008 - 41 answers

Three years ago Verizon sent my roommate a modem; she not only never used it, she never opened the box. Three months ago my roommate moved to Australia and left lots of stuff behind. Three days ago I found that box, opened it, and found what was in it. Three minutes ago Verizon finally told me they don't want it back. Ethically and practically -- what should I do with it? [more inside]
posted on Aug 25, 2008 - 11 answers

What to do when you find out that one of your friends cheated on his girlfriend (who is also a friend?) [more inside]
posted on Aug 21, 2008 - 80 answers

I'm looking for paradigmatic ethics papers. [more inside]
posted on Aug 19, 2008 - 7 answers

What are your ethical opinions on supervisors knowing thier direct reports login information? [more inside]
posted on Aug 6, 2008 - 32 answers

Be conservative in your own behavior and liberal in the behavior that you accept from others. Is there a name for this concept? [more inside]
posted on Aug 5, 2008 - 17 answers

Please give advice on dealing with money and guilt about money. [Long question.] [more inside]
posted on Aug 2, 2008 - 20 answers

Is there any point backing up my DVD collection if I could just download replacements? [more inside]
posted on Jun 29, 2008 - 18 answers

I stumbled upon a print of a painting selling online (sold by the artist thru a third party site) which I really love. I’m creative, so rather than buy the small and expensive print, I thought it would be fun for me to paint my own version of it. What are the ethics/copyright issues of this?... [more inside]
posted on Jun 22, 2008 - 19 answers

"[Companies] have a legal responsibility to make their shareholders lots of money, which means they *MUST* rip you off for as much as they can get away with." Really? [more inside]
posted on Jun 13, 2008 - 24 answers

Do I tell my boss about a possible job change before or after my 2-week vacation? [more inside]
posted on Jun 11, 2008 - 10 answers

I'm in a job offer dilemma. I've verbally accepted an offer that i'm excited about. BUT, a job that I don't hesitate to say would be a dream company for me just had me interview again for one of two positions they are considering me for. Sounds like it is a slam dunk that i would get an offer from DreamCompany but it's the end of their quarter and they are wrangling a few details around, shifting head count, etc and won't have anything firm for a few more days but SortaExcitingCompany needs papers signed TODAY. Ugh - dilemma..... SortaExcitingCompany does not know anything is up yet. I'm tempted to see about getting a few days extension on the offer but worried about just retracting it all together. I know everything in the US is "at will" work anyway - but ethics still come into it for me at least.
posted on Jun 2, 2008 - 5 answers

I returned two items to a store and was refunded $37 extra. The refund did go back to my credit card and is on my statement. Will the company notice and take it back? [more inside]
posted on May 29, 2008 - 11 answers

Is it ethical to make money subleasing an apartment to others while not living there myself? Does the landlord need to know? [more inside]
posted on May 24, 2008 - 18 answers

Is it ethical to fake conversation in your own blog's comments section? I don't mean stirring up controversy for the sake of it or setting up straw-man arguments. I mean chucking some "model" comments on to the end of a batch of posts to let readers know the comments are there and easy to use. As a codicil: Has anyone done this and found that it effectively enticed discussion? [more inside]
posted on Apr 19, 2008 - 31 answers

Help with potentially unethical situation in volunteer termination [more inside]
posted on Apr 17, 2008 - 21 answers

I have an ethical or logical quandary that I'm trying to puzzle out. [more inside]
posted on Apr 17, 2008 - 33 answers

Catfilter: be my conscience, be my muse... [more inside]
posted on Mar 9, 2008 - 18 answers

What's an easy-to-read introduction to ethics? [more inside]
posted on Mar 4, 2008 - 10 answers

What, if anything, should I do about the possibly unethical and definitely scummy behavior of my boss? [more inside]
posted on Mar 3, 2008 - 14 answers

Recently I flew to visit a good friend. I went to help with the baby while her husband was away. When I got there, her husband gave me a check for the amount of my airfare (about $250), stating that they wanted to pay for my fare because "you won't really be having a vacation." [more inside]
posted on Feb 16, 2008 - 20 answers

Prosecuting someone for a crime that someone has already been convicted of? [more inside]
posted on Feb 14, 2008 - 13 answers

Are there ethical objections to open relationships/polyamory? (If so, list below) [more inside]
posted on Feb 5, 2008 - 33 answers

Help me settle a debate on the ethics of catnip. [more inside]
posted on Jan 31, 2008 - 47 answers

Please help me find writings about the relationship between men's and women's reproductive rights. [more inside]
posted on Jan 26, 2008 - 11 answers

Posting this ethics question on behalf for a friend: Friend has been offered two different fellowships and has to choose one. A is worth twice much as B. A good buddy is runner-up for A and does not have any other fellowship options. The buddy has offered to by my friend the difference if the friend takes B so the buddy can get A. So the end result is the friend would officially have fellowship B but cash from his buddy to give him the same as he would have gotten from A while buddy officially gets fellowship A with the net funding equal to B. Does this sound reasonable? ethical?
posted on Jan 20, 2008 - 31 answers

Is soda water free at fast food restaurants? [more inside]
posted on Jan 19, 2008 - 24 answers

Inspire me, punk-rock style. [more inside]
posted on Dec 7, 2007 - 19 answers

Today at work, a closet was being cleaned out, many items were being tossed in a trash cart. I noticed that a few of these items were unopened, brand new (though out-of-date) items, and out of curiousity, checked to see if they were worth anything. I noticed that a few of them were going for not-insignificant amounts of money on ye olde eBay, and "rescued" them from the trash, thinking about creating a D-I-Y Christmas Bonus out of them by putting them up on eBay. Other co-workers have done similar things, selling a fair amount of old equipment at garage sales, etc, and none of my immediate peers seemed to think anything of it. Mrs. [anonymous], however, seems to feel that it's ethically wrong to do so, and more importantly potentially legally wrong. Does the hivemind have any knowledge of the legal (and/or ethical) implications of this D-I-Y Christmas Bonus? (For reference, we're probably talking $300 total, here.)
posted on Nov 28, 2007 - 31 answers

Bassist buys the tour van then quits the band in the middle of the tour. What's a fair way to distribute the money now that it's over? [more inside]
posted on Nov 13, 2007 - 15 answers

Someone hit my parked car on Friday night and I know who it is... [more inside]
posted on Nov 5, 2007 - 11 answers

My roommate moved hundreds of miles away. Am I obligated to help find someone to sublease from him? [more inside]
posted on Oct 31, 2007 - 27 answers

I’ve ratted out my company to a prospective client. [more inside]
posted on Oct 28, 2007 - 24 answers

I have a girlfriend, and we've been seeing each other for about 6 months now. The other day, I ran into an old flame I haven't seen, nor had the opportunity to significantly persue something with her (i.e. no sex, foreplay only in the past) because we stopped communication at some point and just lost touch. I'm feeling torn for some reason; I mean, my g/f now is hot, loves me to death, and extremely good to me treatment-wise. Am I just experiencing a classic case of "More-ism?" [more inside]
posted on Oct 8, 2007 - 27 answers

I am looking for a business book that reflects the way business is really done. [more inside]
posted on Oct 8, 2007 - 20 answers

Video clips that demonstrate the difference between rules and morals/ethics? [more inside]
posted on Sep 22, 2007 - 10 answers

Someone wants to buy a domain name I own that I'm not using. The domain is my last name .com, it's also his last name too. [more inside]
posted on Sep 21, 2007 - 39 answers

I would like to know everyone's thoughts on uploading photos to the web. I never thought anything of it myself, but now that I'm on facebook, my worlds are colliding. [more inside]
posted on Sep 17, 2007 - 14 answers

A customer just placed an order at my website. It's looking like this is a friend I went to school with in the early 90's but lost touch over 10 years ago. I would like to reconnect with him. How do I do that without violating his privacy and/or being creepy? [more inside]
posted on Sep 12, 2007 - 22 answers

DoublethinkFilter: Suppose someone had unauthorized access to thousands of random computers around the world. Without doing anything illegal or unethical (besides controlling these computers of course), is there some way they could use these computers for profit without hindering the true owner's ability to operate the computer?
posted on Sep 6, 2007 - 33 answers

Can anyone suggest websites/producers/organizations that will allow me to make buy things (food, gift, etc) in an ethical way? [more inside]
posted on Aug 26, 2007 - 3 answers

My sister works for a big entertainment company. Occasionally they give her free stuff from one of their projects...posters, mugs, etc. She wants to sell some of it. One of her coworkers thought that this might be unethical. We weren't sure why that would be. Is it ethically ok for her to sell some of her swag or not? Why?
posted on Aug 21, 2007 - 18 answers

I saw a terrible accident and did not stop to help. Was this wrong? [more inside]
posted on Jun 3, 2007 - 74 answers

Help me make sure that my money gets to Handsome Dick Manitoba: downloading vs buying music, and how to find out if an artist actually gets money from their own album sales? [more inside]
posted on May 22, 2007 - 32 answers

How ethical are Ethical Funds? After meeting with an SRI adviser and perusing the literature, I'm not so sure. [more inside]
posted on May 20, 2007 - 19 answers

Business ethics filter: Should I pass my personal contact info on to selected clients of the company I'm leaving? [more inside]
posted on May 16, 2007 - 17 answers

Tell me about the oil industry. It's one of the places I could possibly work upon graduation. Is it as evil as it is sometimes made to look? [more inside]
posted on May 8, 2007 - 16 answers

So I wrecked my friend's car... [more inside]
posted on Apr 30, 2007 - 64 answers

When grocery shopping is it kosher to split up large bunches of produce when you only need a smaller amount? [more inside]
posted on Apr 26, 2007 - 14 answers