Getting Started
When we think about ethics in the United States, oftentimes the well known philosophers come to mind: Socrates, Aristotle, Kant, Plato, etc. Diversity doesn't mean that we eliminate these canonical thinkers from your syllabus. This provides an opportunity to consider additional perspectives and engage students' in critical thinking. The following perspectives can be useful to incorporate into your course:
- Non-Western perspectives on ethics
- Indigenous approaches to ethics
- Feminist thought and frameworks related to ethics
Resources
Ethics: the Key Thinkers by Call Number: Lincoln Park Stacks ; 170.922 E84a 2023ISBN: 9781350107809Publication Date: 2022-11-17Ethics: The Key Thinkers introduces the individuals who have wrestled with core moral questions and shaped how we understand ethics today, from what constitutes a good life to arguments about what is right and wrong. Alongside chapters on Plato, Aristotle, Marx and Nietzsche, this fully updated 2nd edition now provides a global approach to the history of ethics, featuring new chapters on Confucian, Buddhist and African thinkers.
Taking Back Philosophy: A Multicultural Manifesto by Call Number: Lincoln Park Stacks ; 101 V2172TISBN: 9780231184366Publication Date: 2017-12-05Are American colleges and universities failing their students by refusing to teach the philosophical traditions of China, India, Africa, and other non-Western cultures? Even though we live in an increasingly multicultural world, most philosophy departments stubbornly insist that only Western philosophy is real philosophy and denigrate everything outside the European canon. In Taking Back Philosophy, Van Norden lambastes academic philosophy for its Eurocentrism, insularity, and complicity with nationalism and issues a ringing call to make our educational institutions live up to their cosmopolitan ideals.
Can Different Cultures Think the Same Thoughts? by Call Number: Lincoln Park Stacks ; 109 D719CISBN: 9780268103538Publication Date: 2018-04-30Kenneth Dorter's Can Different Cultures Think the Same Thoughts? is a study of fundamental issues in metaphysics and ethics across major philosophical traditions of the world, including the way in which metaphysics can be a foundation for ethics, as well as the importance of metaphysics on its own terms. Dorter examines such questions through a detailed comparison of selected major thinkers and classic works in three global philosophical traditions, those of India, China, and the West.
A 21st Century Ethical Toolbox by Call Number: Lincoln Park Stacks ; 170 W534T2013ISBN: 9780199758814Publication Date: 2012-11-16Thoroughly optimistic, A 21st Century Ethical Toolbox, Third Edition, invites students to think beyond the rigid "pro" and "con" positions of tough ethical problems and develops creative problem solving skills, moral vision, and opens a genuine dialogue. Provocative selections from a wide range of philosophers, essayists, community activists, and students are interwoven with Weston's own discussions to equip students with the tools they need to think critically about contentious issues.
Feminist Care Ethics Confronts Mainstream Philosophy by ISBN: 3036553304Publication Date: 2022The original contributions to this volume juxtapose care theory with established philosophers and philosophical thought. The goal is to catalyze further intellectual interest and attention in how care enriches philosophy across a variety of subjects. In attending to both the intersections and interstices between care ethics and established philosophical theories and approaches, the contributions in this Special Issue provide a unique intellectual space for dialogue between significant philosophical figures and care ethics, with the aim of enriching both philosophical traditions.
- Indigenous Insights into Ethical Leadership: A Study of Māori LeadersHaar, J., Roche, M., & Brougham, D. (2019). Indigenous insights into ethical leadership: A study of Māori leaders. Journal of Business Ethics, 160(3), 621-640.
