Ethical Intelligence

1. Do No Harm

2. Make Things Better

3. Respect Others

4. Be Fair

5. Be Loving

Elizabeth Kenny said, “He who angers you conquers you.”19

“If I am not for myself, who will be? But if I am for myself only, what am I?”

To be an ethically intelligent person is to strive to be the best human being one can be.

keep the promises you make, and don’t make promises you’re not prepared to keep.

The third principle, Respect Others, addresses the importance of being true to our word.

ethical intelligence requires balancing the responsibilities of telling the truth and not causing harm

Rights in the ethical sense

Rights speak to the inherent dignity in human beings (and, many would add, all living beings).

show respect for people, especially friends, means taking the time to find out what they like and don’t like, rather than just assuming they’ll like what you like. In other words, respect in the deepest, most meaningful sense means treating you as an autonomous individual whose preferences and even values may be different from mine.