Real World" Ethics

by Nash, Robert J.; Soltis, Jonas F.

• ISBN13: 9780807742563
• ISBN10: 0807742562
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-06-01
• Publisher: Teachers College Pr

Summary

Now more than ever, with the explosion of new technologies and human service delivery systems, innovative teaching methodologies and assessment instruments, classic ethical questions and problems still remain. Some examples of these are: unprecedented internet and e-mail dilemmas involving student plagiarism or violations of privacy; sexual harassment in the workplace or in the classroom; lying to students, clients, and patients in order to bring about beneficial outcomes; and subtle forms of racial, gender, and sexual orientation discrimination that continue to persist in schools, colleges, and other human service venues. The Second Edition of Robert Nash's bestseller expands on his earlier work with the addition of an extensive "question-and-answer" epilogue that masterfully adds layers of explanation and understanding to ethical issues raised in the original text. Nash practices his own principles of having meaningful moral conversations with students and critics by responding to their questions about the first edition. This new chapter incorporates the latest research in applied ethics teaching and in resolving ethical dilemmas in the professions. The only applied ethics book written for both educators and human service professionals, "Real World" Ethicsis essential reading for everyone who finds themselves faced with making critical ethical decisions in their work.

Author Biography

Robert J. Nash is a professor in the College of Education and Social Services at the University of Vermont.

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Jonas F. Soltis
Acknowledgments	xi
Teaching ``Real World'' Ethics with Cool Passion	1	(14)
The Early Years	3	(2)
Stimulating the Moral Imagination	5	(3)
Promoting Ethical Analysis	8	(2)
Cultivating a Sense of Commitment and Responsibility	10	(1)
Promoting Tolerance of Diverse Ethical Viewpoints	11	(2)
Conclusion	13	(2)
Teaching Ethics Ethically	15	(20)
Syllabus: Ethics of Professional Relationships	16	(11)
Syllabus Coda	27	(6)
Conclusion	33	(2)
First Moral Language: Grounding Ethics in the Language of Background Beliefs	35	(23)
Why Bether with Background Beliefs?	36	(2)
Closet Metaphysicians	38	(2)
The Background Beliefs Framework	40	(14)
Coming Out of the Metaphysical Closet	54	(2)
Conclusion: Hermeneutics and Background Beliefs	56	(2)
Second Language: The Language of Moral Character	58	(48)
Moral Character	59	(4)
The Moral Character Framework for Ethical Decision-Making	63	(2)
``Keeping a Friend's Secret''	65	(38)
Conclusion	103	(3)
Third Language: The Language of Moral Principle	106	(40)
The Secular Pluralist World and Moral Strangers	106	(4)
The Language of Moral Principles and Theories	110	(5)
The Moral Principle Framework for Ethical Decision-Making	115	(1)
``To Admit or Not to Admit''	116	(28)
Conclusion	144	(2)
Ethical Bricolage: Integration and Discerment	146	(23)
Integrating the Three Moral Languages	147	(9)
An Ethic of Caring	156	(6)
Character Education as a Substitute for Applied Ethics	162	(5)
Beyond Ethical Bricolage to Moral Discernment	167	(2)
A Question-and-Answer Epilogue---Six Years Later	169	(40)
References	209	(8)
Index	217	(8)
About the Author	225