Assignment task: Write a 5 page analysis of ethical behavior, diversity, and civil discourse as they relate to your educational specialization.
Paul, R., & Elder, L. (2012). Critical thinking: Tools for taking charge of your learning and your life (3rd ed.). Pearson.
Chapter 14, "Develop as an Ethical Reasoner."
This chapter focuses on premises of ethical reasoning, including:
Ethical principles are not a matter of subjective preference.
All reasonable people are obligated to respect clear-cut ethical concepts and principles.
To reason well through ethical issues, we must know how to apply ethical concepts and principles to those issues.
Ethical concepts and principles must be distinguished from the norms and taboos of society and peer groups, religious teachings, political ideologies, and the law.
The most significant barriers to sound ethical reasoning are the egocentrism and sociocentrism of human beings.