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Ethics, Justice and Meaning

Question: What does it mean to be good?

How do we live a good life?

Ethics and Society, Today

What Teaching Ethics in Appalachia Taught Me About Bridging America’s Partisan DivideThere’s a language for talking about hot-button issues. And we’re not learning it.

YourMorals.org

(data on the values we hold)

www.yourmorals.org

We don’t need no (moral) education? Five things you should learn about ethicsThe human animal takes a remarkably long time to reach maturity. And we cram a lot of learning into that time, as well we should: the list of things we need to know by the time we hit adulthood in order…

Michael Sandel's "Justice" Course: http://justiceharvard.org/

What Students Gain From Learning Ethics in School | KQEDKids have constant discussions about what's fair and right. Ethics education can help make youths have a framework for deepening one's understanding of the issues and developing empathy for other perspectives.

The Mystery of the GoodWhat is good for one is not good for another – the suicide bomber and the pacifist have very different notions of the good. Does this mean that there is no ultimate meaning to good and evil? Is good only found in the practical outcome of one's actions? Or might it be the desire to escape the limitations of human action by striving for something ultimate – even if this cannot be achieved?

Ethics and COVID-19

How Coronavirus Is Shaking Up the Moral UniverseThe pandemic is putting profound philosophical questions to the test.

Acting selfishly has consequences right now – why ethical decision making is imperative in the coronavirus crisisPersonal ethical decision-making is as crucial during the pandemic as the ever-changing laws and policies. With ambiguous rules, however, even the most conscientious citizens are struggling.

Opinion: An Appeal To Youth To Face Coronavirus With Self-Sacrifice, Not SelfishnessThe reaction of those in their teens and 20s can have an impact on the spread of the disease — and on their own moral character, the author says.

Socrates

Plato's "Crito," wherein we begin our discussion of "goodness."

Crito OFFICIAL.docx

Ethics

Living the Good LifePhilosophy is having a strange cultural moment. On the one hand, it is routinely presented as the quintessential example of an utterly useless academic field. Students who decide to major in philos…

The Trolley Problem.

Opinion | The Good-Enough LifeThe desire for greatness can be an obstacle to our own potential.

Aristotle

ARISTOTLE.ppt

The Stoics

An overview of Stoicism.

How Stoicism might help you.

Stoicism and The Shawshank Redemption

Viktor Frankl and "E + R = O"?

How to Be a Stoic Article.docx

An article about what it means to be a Stoic today.

Immanuel Kant's "Categorical Imperative" and "Kingdom of Ends"

The "Categorical Imperative" at the movies.

John Stuart Mill's "Utilitarianism" (Consequentialism)

Kant vs. Mill

The irresolvable moral dilemma at the heart of Avengers: Infinity WarSay a prayer for those who will write the sequel.

These different approaches to ethics continue to clash in all kinds of arenas.

Animal Rights

Animal-rights activist Peter Singer (p3) - video dailymotionGuest Animal-rights activist Peter Singer. Author, The Way We Eat.

Pragmatism

Justice and Society

Meaning

On the search for meaning.

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