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The “Ethics” of the Corrupt

July 2019EthicsHealthcare

Abstract

C.S. Lewis is quoted as saying that education without values, as useful as it is, merely serves to make man a more cleverer devil. It is our own individual ethics that ground us in our otherwise dogmatic pursuit of commercial success. Some amongst us are, shall we say, less grounded. So how different are we really from those destroying the fabric of society one shady covert transaction at a time through unethical dealings?

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Howard Snoyman

Head: Legal and Ethics, Discovery Health Medical Scheme, South Africa

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