Author : William H. Shaw
Publisher : Wadsworth Publishing Company
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 18,64 MB
Release : 2001-08-10
Category : Education
ISBN :
Combining well-established classical readings with new, previously unreleased essays by modern philosophers, SOCIAL AND PERSONAL ETHICS provides students with a sound introduction to ethical theory and issues. Part I consists of three chapters on ethical theory to provide a foundation for examination of the issues. Part II covers ethical issues with 46 mostly contemporary articles, 3 cases, and a concluding essay by Derek Bok.
Author : William H. Shaw
Publisher :
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 25,10 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Education
ISBN :
provides students with a sound introduction to contemporary ethics. It combines well-established classical readings with new, previously unreleased essays by modern philosophers. Contains an opening section on ethical theory.
Author : Milton Fisk
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 20,57 MB
Release : 2016-05-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1317238176
When speaking of society’s role in ethics, one tends to think of society as regimenting people through its customs. Ethics and Social Survival rejects theories that treat ethics as having justification within itself and contends that ethics can have a grip on humans only if it serves their deep-seated need to live together. It takes a social-survival view of ethical life and its norms by arguing that ethics looks to society not for regimentation by customs, but rather for the viability of society. Fisk traces this theme through the work of various philosophers and builds a consideration of social divisions to show how rationalists fail to realize their aim of justifying ethical norms across divisions. The book also explores the relation of power and authority to ethics—without simply dismissing them as impediments—and explains how personal values such as honesty, modesty, and self-esteem still retain ethical importance. Finally, it shows that basing ethics on avoiding social collapse helps support familiar norms of liberty, justice, and democracy, and strives to connect global and local ethics.
Author : Gary John Percesepe
Publisher : Pearson
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 25,60 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Ethical problems
ISBN : 9780023938917
This book covers standard offerings like utilitarianism, nonconsequentialism, and contractarianism. It also features full-length essays representing feminist and multi-cultural thought.
Author : Larry May
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 21,22 MB
Release : 1996-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780226511719
Larry May argues that socially responsive individuals need not be self-sacrificing or overly conscientious. According to May, a person's integrity and moral responsibility are shaped and limited not just by conscience but also by socialization and moral support from the communities to which he or she belongs. Applying his theory of responsibility to professional ethics, May contends that current methods of professional socialization should be changed so that professionals are not expected to ignore considerations of personal well-being, family, or community. For instance, lawyers should not place client loyalty above concerns for the common good; doctors should not place the physical well-being of patients above their mental and spiritual well-being; scientists and engineers should not feel obliged to blow the whistle on fraud and corruption unless their professional groups protect them from retaliation. This book should prove provocative reading for philosophers, political scientists, social theorists, professionals of many stripes, and ethicists.
Author : Allan Edward Barsky
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 844 pages
File Size : 35,68 MB
Release : 2019-02-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0190678135
Social work ethics provide practitioners with guidance on how to promote social work values such as respect, social justice, human relationships, service, competence, and integrity. Students entering the profession need to develop a real-world understanding of how to apply these values in practice while also managing the dilemmas that arise when social workers, clients, and others encounter conflicting values and ethical obligations. Ethics and Values in Social Work offers a comprehensive set of teaching and learning materials to help students develop the knowledge, self-awareness, and critical thinking skills required to handle values and ethical issues in all levels of practice--individual, family, group, organization, community, and social policy. BSW and MSW students will particularly appreciate how complex ethical obligations and theories have been translated into plain language. Additionally, the comprehensive set of case examples and exercises provides realistic scenarios to develop critical thinking and problem solving skills across a range of practice situations.
Author : Michael J. DeValve
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 31,31 MB
Release : 2020-11-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1000261158
Personal Ethics and Ordinary Heroes: The Social Context of Morality examines what it means to be an authentic hero and provides real-life narratives that underscore the ethical principles guiding decision-making in the justice system and beyond. This engaging work revolves around a collection of excerpts from students studying ethics and social justice. The essays were responses to an invitation to write about and discuss a hero in their lives who motivated them to be more just, compassionate and morally responsible persons. These essays, collected over several years, portray shared meanings of heroism rooted in themes like sacrifice, perseverance and wisdom. The authors set student narratives in dialogues related to ethics and leadership that are both entertaining and useful for contemporary students and practitioners. This book illustrates the lessons of ethics in criminal and social justice practice and makes them tangible to students. Fostering the benefits of experiential learning, it brings real meaning to students of criminal justice as well as professionals in the criminal justice field and other areas of human and social service practice. It is an essential accompaniment to primary texts used in ethics courses and training seminars. This book is intended for use in undergraduate classes in applied human sciences and services like criminal justice, criminology, social work and political science. It is particularly well-suited for classes in the areas of ethics, organizations and administration, and leadership. It is also worthwhile reading for the active justice practitioner.
Author : Robert (R. S.) Downie
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 37,14 MB
Release : 2020-07-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1000034763
Originally published in 1971, this book provides a lucid philosophical investigation of the area in which the demands of social and political institutions impinge on individual values and responsibilities, using the concept of a social role to focus attention on the problems and tensions which are necessarily involved. This approach to social and political philosophy will be of interest to students of social sciences as well as of philosophy.
Author : William H. Shaw
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 36,9 MB
Release : 2008
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Sarah Banks
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 20,16 MB
Release : 2008-11-24
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1137077697
What does it mean to be a good professional? What is the role of courage in professional life? How do we develop the moral qualities of respectfulness, justice and care? Firmly rooted in practice, this book is a timely exploration of the nature and value of a virtue-based approach to ethics in health and social care. Skilfully drawing on relevant moral philosophical literature, Part I offers a clear yet critical account of virtue ethics. Virtue ethics bases ethical evaluations on the moral qualities or character traits of professional practitioners. This approach, the authors argue, is a vital counter-balance to the recent emphasis in professional ethics on the regulation of conduct by rules and procedures. Part II explores the key virtues of professional wisdom, courage, respectfulness, care, trustworthiness, justice and integrity. Each chapter starts with examples from practice and ends with strategies for cultivating these key virtues in education and practice. Ethics in Professional Life is a challenging and original text that is ideal reading for all students, practitioners and academics in the field of health and social care.
