Ethics, according to Wikipedia, is defined as a branch of philosophy that addresses questions about morality.  Perhaps Harvard University has a different definition?

I heard on the radio this morning that Eliot Spitzer, former New York governor, will be giving a speech at Harvard’s Edmond J. Safra Foundation Center for Ethics this afternoon.  I asked myself why and then turned to the New York Post for more info.

According to Jennifer Fermino’s article,   “Client No. 9 will be lecturing as part of a series of talks which aim to promote philosophical reflection on some of the most challenging ethical issues in public life.”

She points out that the thought of Spitzer speaking at an ethics forum has some Ivy Leaguers “seeing crimson.”  One Harvard Business alum states that “He should find the deepest hole in Manhattan and crawl back into it,” while another alum suggests “He has an ethics problem himself.”

I have to agree with these alums.  It’s like taking financial planning advice from someone in serious amounts of debt.  I last heard Spitzer speak at Marist College’s 2003 commencement ceremony, where he addressed the importance of hard work and dedication.  Surely, a lot has changed since then and I cannot wait to read tomorrow’s news to hear how this speech at Harvard goes down.