Ethics at the Heart of Higher Education
- Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
- Publisher: Pickwick Publications (Wipf and Stock)
- Published: 2020
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Publisher's Description
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of a subject area creates siloes where nearly every course is tailored to comprehending subject matter that may be outdated before they graduate.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. With contributions from: Mary Camp Alexander Cole Charles E. Curran Robert J. Howell D. Stephen Long Robin Lovin Richard O. Mason William F. May Thomas Wm. Mayo John Sadler
Endorsements (1)
“Many, many years ago the presidents of the Ivies taught one course each year, the undergraduate’s ethics course; such was the university’s commitment for ethics to be in the heart of every university student. Rightly Kirk and Crespo and their colleagues remind us that the academy exists not just for its members, but for all. After years of marketing the university primarily for the sake of one’s own advancement, this collection helps us to restore the very goal of the academy’s mission. Hats off.”
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