Mehrad Ebad, a member of Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture, has looked into the deeply embedded problem of cheating in a write-up for the chamber’s website.
A translation of the text follows:
In her book “Cheating: Ethics in Everyday Life”, Stanford law professor Deborah L. Rhode argues how one common rationalization “everyone does it” can destroy individuals as well as the whole society.
Two main causes of cheating, Rhode writes, are inequity and having doubts regarding fairness and of course, the motive to gain tangible, quick benefits. But those who cheat do not know that their action affects others and undermines social trust.
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