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News: August/September 2025

Ethics Goes Awry in Humans and AI • The Politics of Reincarnation in Tibet • Early Adopter of Kierkegaard & Tillich Dies — News reports by Anja Steinbauer

Human Ethics: Not Working as Expected

It is satisfying to find a scientific study not only quote but also confirm philosophical insights. Research published by Crystal Reeck of Temple University and Dan Ariely of Duke University is spearheaded by this quote by Aristotle: “The least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied later a thousandfold.” And this is exactly what they found.

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