Practical Neighborhood Ethics

Practical means useful and usable--handy, normal and normative. Normal talk in normal situations--necessary to line up our conversations and action to take care of all seven requisite aspects of ethical human (or machine?--I'll leave that to Mick and friends) behavior.

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Plainly put. Don't knowingly lie. Don't withhold relevant facts. Expose lies. Test for truth--research and experiment as needed.

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Choose what you care abut. Make multiple cares into systems--connect them.

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Estimate or model probabilities. Use Bayesian Belief Models when it matters enough.

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Wise, contextual, mulit-perspective, systemic, cooperative decision-making potential.

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Be sure that the problem solvers are well matched\nto the complexity of the problem.

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Effect change. Purposeful action in a particular dynamic situation.

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Ensuring system performs ethically, as specified.

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Nothing hidden from sight. Available to all for further examination.

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Understood to be fair for all stakeholders in context. Good for the whole.

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