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Title: The Ethical is Personal: Ethics Every Day: Home, Work, World UNIV 300I


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The Ethical is PersonalEthics Every Day Home,
Work, WorldUNIV 300I Fall 2006
  • Kathleen Lacey, Professor of Legal Studies in
    Business
  • Julie Van Camp, Professor of Philosophy
  • Graduate Assistants
  • Carlos Brocatto
  • Debraun Ellis

2
What is Philosophy?What is Ethics?
3
Philosophy
  • Big picture questions
  • Broad perspectives and connections
  • Implicit assumptions whats between the lines?
  • Good reasoning critical thinking
  • Close examination of key terms and concepts

4
Philosophical Questions
  • Metaphysics nature of reality
  • What is real?
  • What exists?
  • Epistemology theory of knowledge
  • What do we know?
  • How do we know it?
  • Value theory meaning of good
  • In human behavior (ethics)
  • In art

5
Philosophical TheoriesPurposes
  • Explanation of puzzling phenomenon in the human
    experience
  • Definition of key terms, concepts
  • Interconnectedness of human knowledge and
    experience

6
What is learned in a philosophy course?
  • Knowledge, information
  • Skills philosophical inquiry and analysis,
    critical thinking, good reasoning
  • Attitudes, tendencies open-mindedness,
    considering all sides of an issue, emphasis on
    reasoning not dogma

7
What is learned in an ethics course?
  • Identifying ethical problems
  • Considering alternative solutions
  • Examining reasoning in support of different
    conclusions
  • Applying competing ethical theories to a problem

8
Applied/Organizational Ethics
  • Need to cultivate apply ethical
    decision-making skills personally/professionally
  • Ethics is multi-disciplinary
  • Ethical decisions frequently involve multiple
    stakeholders
  • Conflicting implications can occur among
    stakeholders
  • Ethical effects of globalization

9
Ukleja Center for Ethical Leadership
  • Three primary missions
  • Education
  • awarding faculty stipends to include ethics in
    courses
  • Student Leadership Institute
  • Research web-based data base on ethical issues
  • Tie-in with Global Outsourcing Institute
  • University faculty applied research
  • Community seminars/programs to constituencies
  • Student community service

10
Examples of Multi-disciplinary Issues
  • Business outsourcing, bribery, financial fraud
  • Medical stem cell, assisted suicide, organ
    transplant
  • Engineering product development design
  • Political bribery! election fraud, human rights
  • Educational plagiarism, student governance
  • Computer cybercrimes, music downloading

11
What is NOT learned in an ethics class?
  • Dogmas
  • Preaching
  • Propaganda
  • Right answers
  • Simplistic rules for conduct

12
Good Reasoning
  • Carefully examine key terms and concepts
  • Consider clarity and consistency of reasons
  • Make explicit the reasons or evidence that are
    the basis for conclusions
  • Consider alternative viewpoints
  • Hypotheticals what if questions

13
Philosophical vs. Legal Method
  • Similarities
  • Emphasis on clear, consistent reasoning
  • Focus on clarity in the meanings of terms
  • Differences
  • Source and validity of knowledge
  • Appeals to authority
  • Purpose of reasoning

14
Study questions for all reading
  • What is the major claim or theory or thesis?
  • What are the arguments and reasons in favor of
    that claim?
  • What are the arguments and reasons opposed to
    that claim?

15
  • What can you do
  • with philosophy?
  • What can you do without it!

16
How to Study
  • Attend class
  • Two hours study for each hour of class
  • Close reading of the text before and after class
  • Make study outlines of key points
  • Take good notes during class and clarify or type
    up after class
  • Ask questions no question too stupid to ask!
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