Moral Problems in Higher Education
Published on 13. May 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
264 pages
978-1-4399-0659-0 (ISBN)
Description
Moral Problems in Higher Education brings together key essays that explore ethical issues in academia. The editor and contributors-all noted philosophers and educators-consider such topics as academic freedom and tenure, free speech on campus, sexual harassment, preferential student admissions, affirmative action in faculty appointments, and the ideal of a politically neutral university. Chapters address possible restrictions on research because of moral concerns, the structure of peer review, telling the truth to colleagues and students, and concerns raised by intercollegiate athletics.Cahn selects two key readings in each area to offer a readable introductory guide to these critical subjects for students studying academic ethics and higher education policy. In addition to the selections and a general introduction, Cahn provides study questions for use in the classroom.Contributors include Scott F. Aikin, Derek Bok, William G. Bowen, Myles Brand, Richard T. DeGeorge, Paul D. Eisenberg, Leslie Pickering Francis, Martin P. Golding, Philip Kitcher, Charles R. Lawrence III, David Lewis, Paul J. Olscamp, Nancy Tuana, David Shatz, George Sher, Robert L. Simon, Robert B. Talisse, Stephan Thernstrom, Abigail Thernstrom, Laurence Thomas, Robert Paul Wolff, and the editor.
Reviews / Votes
"This book would be useful for courses in higher education leadership or new president seminars offered by collegiate associations and schools of education. We yearn for morality in public life, and need more discussion of the moral issues facing higher education."-The New England Journal of Higher EducationMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Philadelphia PA
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4399-0659-0 (9781439906590)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Steven M. Cahn is Professor of Philosophy at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He is the author or editor of more than forty books, including, most recently, the 25th anniversary edition of Saints and Scamps: Ethics in Academia
Content
Introduction - Steven M. Cahn I. TENURE
1. The Justification of Academic Tenure - Richard T. De George
2. The Tenure Decision: Two Hard Cases - Paul J. Oscamp
II. FREE SPEECH ON CAMPUS
3. Regulating Racist Speech on Campus - Charles R. Lawrence III
4. Campus Speech Restrictions - Martin P. Golding
III. SEXUAL HARASSMENT
5. Sexual Harassment: Offers and Coercion - Nancy Tuana
6. Consensual Sex on Campus - Leslie Pickering Francis
IV. PREFERENTIAL STUDENT ADMISIONS
7. The Meaning of "Merit" - William G. Bowen and Derek Bok
8. Does Your "Merit" Depend on Your Race? - Stephan Thernstrom
and Abigail Thernstrom
V. PREFERENTIAL FACULTY APPOINTMENTS
9. Two Concepts of Affirmative Action - Steven M. Cahn
10. What Good Am I? - Laurence Thomas
VI. INSTITUTIONAL NEUTRALITY
11. Neutrality and Its Critics - Robert Paul Wolff
12. A Defense of the Neutral University - Robert L. Simon
VII. RESTRICTING RESEARCH
13. Constraints on Free Inquiry - Philip Kitcher
14. On the Ethics of Inquiry - Robert B. Talisse and Scott F. Aiken
VIII. ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE
15. Academic Appointments - David Lewis
16. Peer Review and the Marketplace of Ideas - David Shatz
IX. TELLING THE TRUTH
17. The Truth, The Whole Truth, and Nothing But the Truth - Paul D.
Eisenberg
18. The Letter Writer's Dilemma - George Sher
X. INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS
19. The Role and Value of Intercollegiate Athletics in Universities -
Myles Brand
20. Intercollegiate Athletics and Educational Values - Robert L. Simon
1. The Justification of Academic Tenure - Richard T. De George
2. The Tenure Decision: Two Hard Cases - Paul J. Oscamp
II. FREE SPEECH ON CAMPUS
3. Regulating Racist Speech on Campus - Charles R. Lawrence III
4. Campus Speech Restrictions - Martin P. Golding
III. SEXUAL HARASSMENT
5. Sexual Harassment: Offers and Coercion - Nancy Tuana
6. Consensual Sex on Campus - Leslie Pickering Francis
IV. PREFERENTIAL STUDENT ADMISIONS
7. The Meaning of "Merit" - William G. Bowen and Derek Bok
8. Does Your "Merit" Depend on Your Race? - Stephan Thernstrom
and Abigail Thernstrom
V. PREFERENTIAL FACULTY APPOINTMENTS
9. Two Concepts of Affirmative Action - Steven M. Cahn
10. What Good Am I? - Laurence Thomas
VI. INSTITUTIONAL NEUTRALITY
11. Neutrality and Its Critics - Robert Paul Wolff
12. A Defense of the Neutral University - Robert L. Simon
VII. RESTRICTING RESEARCH
13. Constraints on Free Inquiry - Philip Kitcher
14. On the Ethics of Inquiry - Robert B. Talisse and Scott F. Aiken
VIII. ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE
15. Academic Appointments - David Lewis
16. Peer Review and the Marketplace of Ideas - David Shatz
IX. TELLING THE TRUTH
17. The Truth, The Whole Truth, and Nothing But the Truth - Paul D.
Eisenberg
18. The Letter Writer's Dilemma - George Sher
X. INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS
19. The Role and Value of Intercollegiate Athletics in Universities -
Myles Brand
20. Intercollegiate Athletics and Educational Values - Robert L. Simon