Ethics and the University / Edition 1

by Michael Davis

Overview

Ethics and the University brings together two closely related topics, the practice of ethics in the university ("academic ethics") and the teaching of practical or applied ethics in the university.
This volume is divided into four parts:
* A survey of practical ethics, offering an explanation of its recent emergence as a university subject, situating that subject into a wider social and historical context and identifying some problems that the subject generates for universities
* An examination of research ethics, including the problem of plagiarism
* A discussion of the teaching of practical ethics. Michael Davis explores how ethics can be integrated into the university curriculum and what part particular cases should play in the teaching of ethics
* An exploration of sexual ethics
Ethics and the University provides a stimulating and provocative analysis of academic ethics which will be useful to students, academics and practitioners.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415180979
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/17/1998
Series:	Professional Ethics
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Michael Davis is Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions, and Professor of Philosophy, Department of Humanities, Illinois Institute of Technology. He is the author of Thinking Like an Engineer: Essays in the Ethics of a Profession (1998).

Table of Contents

PART I Introduction 1 The ethics boom, philosophy, and the university 2 Academic freedom, academic ethics, and professorial ethics PART II Research ethics 3 The new world of research ethics: a preliminary map 4 Science: after such knowledge, what responsibility? 5 University research and the wages of commerce 6 Of Babbage and kings: a study of a plagiarism complaint PART III Teaching ethics 7 Ethics across the curriculum 8 Case method 9 A moral problem in the teaching of practical ethics 10 Sex and the university

Editorial Reviews

Brings together two related topics: the practice of ethics in the university, and the teaching of practical or applied ethics in the university. Surveys practical ethics, offering an explanation of its recent emergence as a university subject, and identifies some problems that the subject generates for universities. Examines research ethics, including the problem of plagiarism, and discusses how ethics can be integrated into the university curriculum and what part particular cases should play in teaching of ethics. Also looks at sexual ethics. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)

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