Chris MacDonald
@chrisjmac.bsky.social
I teach ethics at the Ted Rogers School of Management in Toronto. Philosopher by training. Chair, Law and Business Department. Director of the Ted Rogers Leadership Centre. Current research topic: the ethics of vigilantism. Neach-ionnsaghaidh na Gàidhlig.
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Chris MacDonald
@chrisjmac.bsky.social
· Jun 24
Hey folks. Check out the free, ungated, online "Concise Encyclopedia of Business Ethics" (written by Alexei Marcoux & me) HTML and eBook formats available! Ethics"nhttps://conciseencyclopedia.org/
Just sat in on a webinar by some insurance analysts -- you know, the folks that earn their living by being right about risks. They said "You won't find climate change deniers working at insurance companies." That should mean something to folks. #climatechange
October 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Just sat in on a webinar by some insurance analysts -- you know, the folks that earn their living by being right about risks. They said "You won't find climate change deniers working at insurance companies." That should mean something to folks. #climatechange
I mostly think boycotts are misguided. But I just cancelled our Disney+ account.
September 20, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I mostly think boycotts are misguided. But I just cancelled our Disney+ account.
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Out of the mouth of a man-baby.
September 16, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Out of the mouth of a man-baby.
New, from the Business Ethics Journal Review: “Trust, the Participant Stance, and Firms,” by Sareh Pouryousefi and Jonathan Tallant wp.me/p2x7zx-JG (free download)
v12n2: Pouryousefi and Tallant on Kim and Routledge on Trust
“Trust, the Participant Stance, and Firms,” by Sareh Pouryousefi and Jonathan Tallant A COMMENTARY ON T. W. Kim and B. R. Routledge (2022), “Why a Right to an Explanation of Algorithmic Decision-Ma…
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September 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
New, from the Business Ethics Journal Review: “Trust, the Participant Stance, and Firms,” by Sareh Pouryousefi and Jonathan Tallant wp.me/p2x7zx-JG (free download)
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When you publish a website that posts the names and photos of scholars who have written or said things you disagree with and encourage people to surveil and harass them, you are not, in fact, a “free speech” organization.
It is quite simply dishonest to describe TPUSA as a “free speech” organization and not even mention the “Professor Watchlist,” as NPR just did. Reporting on a crime does not entail adopting the victim’s views.
September 11, 2025 at 11:46 AM
When you publish a website that posts the names and photos of scholars who have written or said things you disagree with and encourage people to surveil and harass them, you are not, in fact, a “free speech” organization.
Pleased to announce that website for the Concise Encyclopedia of Business Ethics had nearly 2,000 visitors last month: conciseencyclopedia.org
The Concise Encyclopedia of Business Ethics
A tiny drop in a very large bucket....
conciseencyclopedia.org
September 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Pleased to announce that website for the Concise Encyclopedia of Business Ethics had nearly 2,000 visitors last month: conciseencyclopedia.org
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Hey folks. Check out the free, ungated, online "Concise Encyclopedia of Business Ethics" (written by Alexei Marcoux & me) HTML and eBook formats available! Ethics"nhttps://conciseencyclopedia.org/
June 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Hey folks. Check out the free, ungated, online "Concise Encyclopedia of Business Ethics" (written by Alexei Marcoux & me) HTML and eBook formats available! Ethics"nhttps://conciseencyclopedia.org/
Hey everybody. Check out this journal that I co-founded and co-edit. The Business Ethics Journal Review. We publish short, peer-reviewed REVIEWS of other peer-reviewed work. Fast, 100% free for all involved. Non-profit published. businessethicsjournalreview.ca
Business Ethics Journal Review
Edited by Alexei Marcoux & Chris MacDonald -- ISSN 2326-7526
businessethicsjournalreview.ca
June 19, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Hey everybody. Check out this journal that I co-founded and co-edit. The Business Ethics Journal Review. We publish short, peer-reviewed REVIEWS of other peer-reviewed work. Fast, 100% free for all involved. Non-profit published. businessethicsjournalreview.ca
I'm not the first to say it, but: police & military are the hearts and minds we need to persuade.
June 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I'm not the first to say it, but: police & military are the hearts and minds we need to persuade.
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Whether it's Twitter or Trump 2.0, Elon's real talent is to trash things he overpaid for
June 5, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Whether it's Twitter or Trump 2.0, Elon's real talent is to trash things he overpaid for
Even more excited now to see @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social live this Saturday. Can't wait to see his observations on Trump v Musk
June 5, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Even more excited now to see @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social live this Saturday. Can't wait to see his observations on Trump v Musk
If anyone is looking for a primer on how philosophers think about the Rule of Law... plato.stanford.edu/entries/rule...
The Rule of Law (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
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May 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
If anyone is looking for a primer on how philosophers think about the Rule of Law... plato.stanford.edu/entries/rule...
This, over and over again: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
May 5, 2025 at 1:54 PM
This, over and over again: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
@tps.ca Question: on Dupont around Christie this morning there is road construction going on -- fenced off by pylons declaring "Police Emergency". Real emergency?
May 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM
@tps.ca Question: on Dupont around Christie this morning there is road construction going on -- fenced off by pylons declaring "Police Emergency". Real emergency?
Every Trump supporter needs to hear these words: Americans and Canadians fought side by side in WWII *against* leaders like Trump. And we won.
April 30, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Every Trump supporter needs to hear these words: Americans and Canadians fought side by side in WWII *against* leaders like Trump. And we won.
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You can’t say criminals don’t deserve due process when due process is the thing that decides if they're criminals. Otherwise you're just kidnapping people you don't like.
April 26, 2025 at 11:25 PM
You can’t say criminals don’t deserve due process when due process is the thing that decides if they're criminals. Otherwise you're just kidnapping people you don't like.
I’m generally quite fond of @viarailcanada.bsky.social But it’s 2025. How is wifi on the train still so bad? Is it some sort of insurmountable technological problem?
April 27, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I’m generally quite fond of @viarailcanada.bsky.social But it’s 2025. How is wifi on the train still so bad? Is it some sort of insurmountable technological problem?
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Cartoon by @billbramhall.bsky.social.
April 27, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Cartoon by @billbramhall.bsky.social.
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Now, more than ever, we need political leaders who are willing to champion the truth.
We can't let lies and spin win.
My take: thewalrus.ca/poilievre-co... via @thewalrus.ca
We can't let lies and spin win.
My take: thewalrus.ca/poilievre-co... via @thewalrus.ca
Welcome to the Poilievre Conspiracy Theory Vortex | The Walrus
Adopting absurd narratives has become a staple of right-wing politicking
thewalrus.ca
April 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Now, more than ever, we need political leaders who are willing to champion the truth.
We can't let lies and spin win.
My take: thewalrus.ca/poilievre-co... via @thewalrus.ca
We can't let lies and spin win.
My take: thewalrus.ca/poilievre-co... via @thewalrus.ca
I honestly think a big part of the problem is that not enough Americans are paying attention.
April 26, 2025 at 3:26 AM
I honestly think a big part of the problem is that not enough Americans are paying attention.
When you’re spotted walking down the street with your eight year-old, and you start a sentence with the phrase “Going forward…” you might well have spent too long working in a corporate context
April 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
When you’re spotted walking down the street with your eight year-old, and you start a sentence with the phrase “Going forward…” you might well have spent too long working in a corporate context
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If you have any identifiable connection to Pete Hegseth - same college, same dentist, same bartender- then you should now assume that several nations' intelligence services are spending huge resources to plant spyware on your phone, personally. You should assume they will succeed.
April 22, 2025 at 9:46 PM
If you have any identifiable connection to Pete Hegseth - same college, same dentist, same bartender- then you should now assume that several nations' intelligence services are spending huge resources to plant spyware on your phone, personally. You should assume they will succeed.