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A Companion to Doing Ethics
Alan A. Preti (Edited by), AA Preti (Author), Timothy A. Weidel (Edited by)
9781394251865, Wiley
Hardback, published 25 September 2025
464 pages
25.4 x 17.8 x 2.8 cm, 1.134 kg
A comprehensive guide to practicing ethics across disciplines and contexts in the 21st century In an era of rapid technological advancements and complex societal challenges, A Companion to Doing Ethics is a vital resource for understanding and navigating the multifaceted role of ethics today. Edited by Alan A. Preti and Timothy A. Weidel, this timely volume explores how ethics has evolved from traditional academic theory into a multidisciplinary practice with real-world applications. Contributions from leading scholars and professionals working in diverse fields, including healthcare, business, public policy, and education, illuminate the dynamic ways ethics is applied in modern contexts. Whether an ethicist working in a university, a member of a hospital ethics board, or a leader at an applied humanities center, the Companion is your indispensable reference and guide. In-depth chapters address a broad range of vital topics—from the role of public philosophy to the need for ethics education in shaping responsible decision making—while offering a rich, interdisciplinary perspective on the challenges and responsibilities of ethical work. Providing insights into what it means to practice ethics in today's world by those actively engaged in the field, A Companion to Doing Ethics: Part of the prestigious Blackwell Companions to Philosophy series, A Companion to Doing Ethics is essential reading for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in ethics, applied philosophy, and public policy. It is also an invaluable resource for ethics center directors, healthcare ethics board members, business leaders, and educators seeking to deepen their understanding of contemporary ethical practice.
Preface ix Editor Biographies xi Part 1 Doing Ethics in the Classroom and on Campus 1 1 Teaching Ethics in the First Person 3 2 Ethics Teaching and the Motivation Challenge 13 3 Teaching Everyday Ethics with a Care-Centered Approach 29 4 Storytelling for Ethical Discernment and Moral Leadership: Negotiating Amidst Conflict, Uplifting Hope in Chaos, and Pursuing Visionary Repair 47 5 “You Own Your Personal Information,” “You Own Your Assignments”: Educating Students on and Modeling Respect for Their Privacy Rights 67 6 The Role of Ethicists in Teaching Engineering Ethics: Fostering Moral Responsibility and Ethical Decision-Making 81 7 “It’s Just Business” 97 8 Teaching Ethics at a Catholic College 111 Part 2 Ethics Centers and Ethics Work 127 9 On Ethics Institute Activism 129 10 A Business Ethics Center Rethinks its Role 141 11 Conceptual Stewardship and Ethics Centers: The Case of Integrity 151 12 Ethics Centers’ Conflicts of Interest and the Inadequacy of Disclosure as a Remedy 161 13 Doing Ethics with Integrity 175 14 Ethics Work and Conflict of Interest 187 Part 3 Doing Ethics in Medicine 203 15 The Changing Role of Ethics in Health Care 205 16 We Are the Ethics Police 219 17 Moral Failure and the Sometimes-Impossible Requirements of Being an Ethicist 233 Part 4 Doing Ethics in the Public Sphere 249 18 Doing Ethics in the Public Sphere 251 19 “But I Was Right”: Truth and Persuasion in Public Philosophy 265 20 The Role of Ethicists in Civic Learning, Engagement, and Civil Discourse 277 21 From Community Organizer to Religious Ethicist: How Ethics Work Can Enrich Political Participation 297 22 Doing and Teaching Public Health Ethics as Public Philosophy 311 Part 5 New Frontiers in Doing Ethics 325 23 Conceptualizing Zoonoethics from the Global South: Imagining Cross-Cultural Strategies from One Health Ethics to Prevent and Respond to Pandemic Risks 327 24 Native American and African Ethics: We, You, I, Them, and Everyone 351 25 Utopia and Revolution: Doing and Undoing Ethics in Latin America 365 26 Unpacking Socially Accepted Standards: Fundamental to Applied Ethics 383 27 Ethics in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence 397 28 Choices and Consequences: Doing Ethics Through Parenthood 415 Index 000
Deni Elliott
Mark Piper
Chuanfei Chin And Daryl Ooi
Laine Walters Young
Louai Rahal
Elaine E. Englehardt And Michael S. Pritchard
Joseph Spino
Christopher Arroyo
Michael Burroughs
Michael A. Dewilde
Jonathan Beever
Lisa S. Parker
Daniel E. Wueste
Christopher Meyers
Jeffrey Byrnes
Abram L. Brummett
Maria J. Kulp
Anna L. Peterson
John Corvino
Deborah S. Mower
Kristyn Sessions
Nicole Fice
Jeyver Rodriguez
Joel D. Alvarez
Alonso Villarán
David Ozar
Keith Begley
Dane C. Joseph
Subject Areas: Society & culture: general [JF]
