This unique hands-on guide uses a highly effective case approach to explore specific, reality-based examples of the complex, controversial, and difficult ethical issues that students face on college campuses today-e.g., plagiarism, racism and hate speech, date rape, alcohol abuse. Then, through thought-provoking questions and critical discussions, prods readers to explore their own positions, notions, and opinions, and to justify their stances. It shows them how five important ethical principles can be used to think through these problems and to solve them in ethical dialogues. KEY TOPICS: Academic Integrity, Grading, and Cheating. Tolerance, Diversity, and Hate Speech. Privacy and Dialogue. Loyalty, Friendship, and Community. Sex, Relationships, and Power. Drinking and Living the Good Life. On Getting a Life. Religion, Relativism, and Dialogue. MARKET: For college students and anyone interested in ethics.
- ISBN10 0132343312
- ISBN13 9780132343312
- Publish Date 16 July 2007 (first published 26 June 2002)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Pearson
- Edition 3rd edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 288
- Language English