'Ev has become an ethical pygmy.' - Stan Turley, President of Arizona State Senate
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker calls someone an 'ethical pygmy', implying they have limited moral perspective.
- In plain terms
- They are accused of having a narrow sense of ethics.
- What can you take from it?
- Broaden your ethical view beyond limited viewpoints.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What defines an ethical worldview?
- How can one avoid ethical tunnel vision?
Another view
The phrase is pejorative and unclear without context.
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