Bob Van Oosterhout

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I am working on a system for making ethical decisions based on perception rather conceptualizing - how we view people and situations rather than what we think about themConceptualizing can distance us from full understanding of many components of problem situations.  Paying attention to how we perceive these situations and the people involved in them helps us see more clearly with an open heart, which, in my mind is the key to ethical decision making.

Specifically, I suggest that viewing people and situations through four “Perceptions that Work” (compassion, hope, personal responsibility, and humility) leads to optimal ethical decision making.