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1 online resource |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Can ethics be taught? Connecting the classroom to everyday life / D. Stephen Long -- Should ethics be taught? Ethics in the secular university / Robert J. Howell -- Christian ethics, the university, and the broader human society / Charles E. Curren -- STEM as a calling / Richard O. Mason -- Using the humanities to explore professionalism in medical and law schools / Thomas Wm. Mayo -- Embedded ethics in medical education / Mary Camp, Alexander Cole, and John Sadler -- Sacred spaces for ethical inquiry: Communicating ideas on university campuses / Rita Kirk and C.R. Crespo -- The founding of an ethics center / William F. May -- Higher education public moral discourse / Robin Lovin. |
| Summary |
Today's college students have more knowledge available to them than can be absorbed; mastery of a subject area creates siloes where nearly every course is tailored to comprehending subject matter that may be outdated before they graduate. But learning is more than subject-matter expertise. Our fast-paced environment requires instantaneous reactions to complex questions. Our instant-messaging age champions quick response over reflection or thought--even the president governs by Twitter. Yet the ethical dilemmas are no less complex than the subject matter; cyber security, prison reform, labor rights, abortion, artificial intelligence, or gun laws are common table topics over lunch. Struggling through that complexity is central to understanding its implications for our culture. This book brings together some of the leading ethicists in the country to consider the rightful place of ethics in the university today. The authors make the case that higher education has a special duty to empower students to cultivate their character, ethically assess situations, and prepare them for an increasingly complex world. -- back cover. |
| Access |
Concurrent user level: 1 user |
| Subject |
Education, Higher -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Education, Higher -- Moral and ethical aspects. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Crespo, C. R., editor.
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Kirk, Rita, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Crespo, C.R. Ethics at the Heart of Higher Education. Eugene : Wipf and Stock Publishers, ©2020 (DLC) 2020276598 (OCoLC)1200512736 |
| ISBN |
1532690509 (electronic book) |
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9781532690501 (electronic book) |
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9781532690488 |
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1532690487 |
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