Morality, Responsibility, and the University. Studies in Academic Ethics. Edited by Steven M. Cahn.

Cahn, Steven M. (ed.):

ISBN 10: 0877226466 / ISBN 13: 9780877226468

Verlag: Temple University Press; Philadelphia, 1990

Beschreibung

VII; 273 Seiten; 23 cm; kart. Gutes Exemplar; Einband leicht berieben; Rückdeckel mit Aufkleber-Rest. - Englisch. - This book, the first of its kind, consists of fourteen original essays by noted American philosophers critically investigating crucial moral issues generated by academic life. Among the topics given extended treatment are free speech on campus, justifications for tenure, faculty appointment and evaluation procedures, the differing demands of research and teaching, sexual harassment, parietal rules, business/university partnerships, and the ideal of institutional neutrality. Contributors to this volume are: Robert Audi, Theodore M. Benditt, Norman E. Bowie, Nancy ("Ann") Davis, Judith Wagner DeCew, Paul D. Eisenberg, Alan Gewirth, Alan H. Goldman, David A. Hoekema, David Lewis, Peter J. Markie, Andrew Oldenquist, Robert L. Simon, Rudolph H. Weingartner, and the editor. / "In this timely and important book, ranking scholars from the nation's colleges and universities comment incisively on troubling ethical issues that face colleges and universities today. These thoughtful essays surely will shape the debate about morality in higher education for years to come and provide guidance in the quest to improve the quality of campus life." - Ernest L. Boyer, President, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching … (Verlagstext) // INHALT : Introduction Steven M. Cahn ---- Human Rights and Academic Freedom Alan Gewirth ---- Free Speech on Campus Judith Wagner DeCew ---- Tenure: Academe's Peculiar Institution Andrew Oldenquist ---- Ethics in Academic Personnel Processes: ---- The Tenure Decision Rudolph H. Weingartner ---- The Research Demands of Teaching ---- in Modern Higher Education Theodore M. Benditt ---- The Truth, the Whole Truth, and ---- Nothing but the Truth Paul D. Eisenberg ---- The Ethics of Graduate Teaching Robert Audi ---- Professors, Students, and Friendship Peter J. Markie ---- Sexual Harassment in the University Nancy ("Ann") Davis ---- Beyond in Loco Parentis? Parietal Rules and Moral Maturity David A. Hoekema ---- Business-University Partnerships Norman E. Bowie ---- Diversity within University Faculties Alan H. Goldman : ---- Academic Appointments: Why ---- Ignore the Advantage of Being Right? David Lewis ---- A Defense of the Neutral University Robert L. Simon ---- About the Authors. ISBN 0877226466 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.

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• Titel: Morality, Responsibility, and the University. Studies in Academic Ethics. Edited by Steven M. Cahn.
• Verlag: Temple University Press; Philadelphia
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1990
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0877226466
• ISBN-13: 9780877226468
• Einband: Hardcover
• Zustand: Gut
• Gewicht: 550 Gramm
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Steven M. Cahn is Provost and Professor of Philosophy at the Graduate School of the City University of New York.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Charlotte y Peter Fiell son dos autoridades en historia, teoría y crítica del diseño y han escrito más de sesenta libros sobre la materia, muchos de los cuales se han convertido en éxitos de ventas. También han impartido conferencias y cursos como profesores invitados, han comisariado exposiciones y asesorado a fabricantes, museos, salas de subastas y grandes coleccionistas privados de todo el mundo. Los Fiell han escrito numerosos libros para TASCHEN, entre los que se incluyen 1000 Chairs, Diseño del siglo XX, El diseño industrial de la A a la Z, Scandinavian Design y Diseño del siglo XXI.