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The moral education of our children
To what extent do and should our schools seek to provide foundations for the moral character as well as the intellectual development of our children? Does virtue theory have a place in our educational institutions? Which virtues, if any, ought particularly to be cultivated? Use the links below to develop further your own view on these questions.
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| Character development and moral education | ||
| Center for the Advancement of Ethics and Character | ||
| General information for educators, parents, and students, including useful FAQs section; from the very influential character education program at the Boston University School of Education ( http://www.bu.edu/education/caec/ ) | ||
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| Character Counts! | ||
| Home page of a nonprofit, nonpartisan, nonsectarian coalition devoted to character education ( http://www.charactercounts.org/ ) | ||
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| The Character Education Partnership | ||
| Home page of a nonpartisan group devoted to educating children to be compassionate and responsible citizens ( http://www.character.org/ ) | ||
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| Character Education: Free Resources | ||
| Set of materials for students in high school, middle school, and elementary school from goodcharacter.com ( http://www.goodcharacter.com/ ) | ||
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| National Character Education Center | ||
| Assortment of newsletters, articles, links related to character education, etc. ( http://www.ethicsusa.com/ ) | ||
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| Studies in Moral Development and Education | ||
| Site containing overview of moral education approaches, classroom practices, assessment tools, etc. ( http://tigger.uic.edu/~lnucci/MoralEd/index.html ) | ||
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| Character Development Links | ||
| Large set of links from the Ethics Resource Center ( http://www.ethics.org/character/index.html ) | ||
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| Character Education Resources | ||
| Collection of links from the International Center for Character Education ( http://www.teachvalues.org/icce/Resources1201.htm ) | ||
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| Character | ||
| Catholic Encyclopedia article ( http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03584b.htm ) | ||
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| Core virtues and values | ||
| The Six Pillars of Character | ||
| Account of central virtues advocated by the Josephson Institute of Ethics ( http://www.josephsoninstitute.org/MED/MED-6pillars.htm ) | ||
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| What We Teach | ||
| Overview of values emphasized by the Jefferson Center for Character Education ( http://www.jeffersoncenter.org/what.htm ) | ||
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| What is good character? | ||
| Discussion from the Center for the Fourth and Fifth R's: Respect and Responsibility ( http://www.cortland.edu/c4n5rs/char_v.htm#good%20character ) | ||
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Applied ethics The study of ethical theories can be important for clarifying and refining our moral perspectives. However, as Aristotle notes in his Nicomachean Ethics, ethics is ultimately a practical discipline. Reflecting on ethics is not merely an intellectual exercise. It's an activity that can have a significant impact on how we lead our personal lives and on how we organize our societies. The links below may serve as a useful springboard for investigating various applied ethics topics that invite questions relating both to morality and to legality. General applied ethics resources | ||
| Ethics Updates | ||
| Extensive collection of ethical theory and applied ethics links; maintained by Lawrence Hinman (University of San Diego) ( http://ethics.acusd.edu/ ) | ||
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| Applied Ethics Resources on WWW | ||
| Large assortment of applied ethics links from the Centre for Applied Ethics (University of British Columbia) ( http://www.ethics.ubc.ca/resources/ ) | ||
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| Markkula Center for Applied Ethics | ||
| Site containing articles, cases, briefings, etc. and applied ethics links from Santa Clara University ( http://www.scu.edu/ethics/ ) | ||
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| Social Issues | ||
| Collection of links on a variety of applied ethics issues from the Argus Clearinghouse ( http://www.clearinghouse.net/cgi-bin/chadmin/viewcat/Social_Sciences___Social_Issues/soci... ) | ||
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| Applied Ethics links | ||
| EpistemeLink link collection ( http://www.epistemelinks.com/Main/Topics.aspx?TopiCode=AppE ) | ||
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| Ethics Case Studies | ||
| Assortment of particular cases for ethical discussion from Lawrence Hinman's Ethics Updates (University of San Diego) ( http://ethics.acusd.edu/resources/cases/HomeOverview.asp ) | ||
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| The sanctity and quality of life | ||
| Against the Sanctity of Life | ||
| Article by Peter Suber (Earlham College) in favor of focusing on quality of life rather than sanctity of life, an issue with repercussions for euthanasia, abortion, capital punishment, and other issues ( http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/writing/sanctity.htm#Preventive%20Killing ) | ||
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| Euthanasia (overviews, arguments against, arguments for) | ||
| Euthanasia | ||
| Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article ( http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/e/euthanas.htm ) | ||
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| Voluntary Euthanasia | ||
| Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article ( http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/euthanasia-voluntary/ ) | ||
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| Euthanasia and Physician Assisted Suicide | ||
| Detailed overview of the issue and current legal situation from ReligiousTolerance.org ( http://www.religioustolerance.org/euthanas.htm ) | ||
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| Euthanasia and End-of-Life Decisions | ||
| Collection of video resources, links, bibliography, etc.; from Lawrence Hinman's Ethics Updates (University of San Diego) ( http://ethics.acusd.edu/Applied/Euthanasia/index.html ) | ||
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| Statement on Euthanasia, 1991 | ||
| Pronouncement against euthanasia by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops ( http://www.nccbuscc.org/prolife/issues/euthanas/euthnccb.htm ) | ||
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| International Task Force on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide | ||
| FAQs, information about advanced directives, the situation in the Netherlands, etc. from a perspective that opposes legalization ( http://www.internationaltaskforce.org/index.htm ) | ||
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| Euthanasia.com | ||
| Collection of articles from organization against euthanasia ( http://www.euthanasia.com/ ) | ||
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| FastAccess | ||
| Site containing a great deal of information about euthanasia, arguments pro and con, etc. by EXIT, a group in favor of voluntary choice over end-of-life decisions ( http://www.euthanasia.org/index.html ) | ||
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| Abortion (overviews, pro-life arguments, pro-choice arguments) | ||
| Abortion | ||
| Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article ( http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/a/abortion.htm ) | ||
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| Abortionfacts.com | ||
| Collection of information about various aspects of abortion and articles supporting various positions ( http://www.abortionfacts.com/ ) | ||
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| Abortion: All sides of the Issue | ||
| Detailed overview of the issue, current legal situation, and arguments on various sides from ReligiousTolerance.org ( http://www.religioustolerance.org/abortion.htm ) | ||
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| Abortion | ||
| Collection of fact sheets and reports on abortion from the Guttmacher Institute; general information, although by pro-choice supporters ( http://www.agi-usa.org/sections/abortion.html ) | ||
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| Abortion | ||
| Detailed discussion of flaws in the key arguments used by both pro-life and pro-choice advocates; by Kelley Ross (Friesian School Proceedings), a pro-choice supporter ( http://www.friesian.com/abortion.htm ) | ||
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| Responsibility and the moral permissibility of abortion | ||
| Discussion arguing that responsibility depends on how a woman got pregnant by William T. Myers (Birmingham-Southern College) ( http://www.utexas.edu/courses/hilde/Philhandouts/Abortion(Myers).html ) | ||
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| Abortion and Ethics | ||
| Collection of video resources, links, bibliography, etc.; from Lawrence Hinman's Ethics Updates (University of San Diego) ( http://ethics.acusd.edu/Applied/Abortion/index.html ) | ||
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| On Combating Abortion and Euthanasia | ||
| Letter of Pope John Paul II against abortion, May, 1991 ( http://www.cin.org/jp2ency/aboreuth.html ) | ||
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| The Ultimate Pro-life Resource List | ||
| Collection of materials relating to abortion and the pro-life stance ( http://www.prolifeinfo.org/ ) | ||
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| National Right to Life | ||
| Home page of pro-life organization with information on medical and legislative issues ( http://www.nrlc.org/abortion/ ) | ||
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| The Moral Question of Abortion | ||
| Online book by Stephen Schwarz taking a pro-life position ( http://www.ohiolife.org/mqa/toc.asp ) | ||
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| Abortion | ||
| Catholic Encyclopedia article; detailed discussion of history of issue and Catholic Church's stance ( http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01046b.htm ) | ||
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| Abortion | ||
| Article for the pro-choice position by Judith Jarvis Thompson for the Boston Review, 1995 ( http://bostonreview.mit.edu/BR20.3/thomson.html ) | ||
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| NOW and Abortion Rights/Reproductive Issues | ||
| Pro-choice resources from the National Organization for Women ( http://www.now.org/issues/abortion/index.html ) | ||
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| National Abortion Federation | ||
| Home page of pro-choice organization with fact sheets, discussion of legal issues, etc. ( http://www.prochoice.org/ ) | ||
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| Why Abortion is Biblical | ||
| Essay by Brian Elroy McKinley arguing for biblical support of abortion ( http://elroy.net/ehr/abortion.html ) | ||
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| Capital punishment/ death penalty (overviews, arguments against, arguments for) | ||
| Capital Punishment | ||
| Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article ( http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/c/capitalp.htm ) | ||
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| Capital Punishment (the Death Penalty) | ||
| Catholic Encyclopedia article discussing history of capital punishment across the world ( http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12565a.htm ) | ||
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| Capital Punishment Statistics | ||
| Statistical information about those sentenced to the death penalty from the U.S. Department of Justice ( http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/cp.htm ) | ||
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| Capital Punishment--The Death Penalty: Pro and Anti | ||
| Detailed overview of the issue, current legal situation, and arguments on both sides from ReligiousTolerance.org ( http://www.religioustolerance.org/executb.htm ) | ||
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| Punishment and the Death Penalty | ||
| Collection of video resources, links, bibliography, etc.; from Lawrence Hinman's Ethics Updates (University of San Diego) ( http://ethics.acusd.edu/Applied/DeathPenalty/index.html ) | ||
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| Website Against the Death Penalty | ||
| Arguments against the death penalty from Amnesty International ( http://www.web.amnesty.org/rmp/dplibrary.nsf/index?openview ) | ||
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| The Death Penalty and the Catholic Church | ||
| Site with information on the death penalty and the Catholic Church's opposition to it ( http://www.americancatholic.org/news/deathpenalty/ ) | ||
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| Executing the Innocent | ||
| Article opposing capital punishment by Elizabeth A. Linehan (St. Joseph's University) for Paideia ( http://www.bu.edu/wcp/Papers/Huma/HumaLine.htm ) | ||
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| Capital Punishment and Human Rights | ||
| Essay on the incompatibility of accepting both natural rights theory and capital punishment by Dr. Jonathan Dolhenty (The Radical Academy) ( http://radicalacademy.com/capitalpunish.htm ) | ||
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| The Ultimate Punishment: A Defense | ||
| Article in favor of capital punishment by Ernest van den Haag (Fordham University) ( http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/angel/procon/haagarticle.html ) | ||
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| Speech in Favor of Capital Punishment | ||
| Speech given in 1868 by John Stuart Mill; text from Lawrence Hinman's Ethics Updates (University of San Diego) ( http://ethics.acusd.edu/Mill.html ) | ||
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| Wesley Lowe's Pro Capital Punishment Webpage | ||
| Detailed set of arguments for the death penalty ( http://www.wesleylowe.com/cp.html ) | ||
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| Pro-Death Penalty.com | ||
| Collection of resources from a group in favor of capital punishment ( http://www.prodeathpenalty.com/ ) | ||
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| The Death Penalty: A Defense | ||
| Online book supporting capital punishment by David Anderson ( http://w1.155.telia.com/~u15509119/ny_sida_1.htm ) | ||
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| Affirmative action (overviews, arguments for, arguments against) | ||
| Affirmative Action | ||
| Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article ( http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/affirmative-action/ ) | ||
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| Affirmative Action | ||
| Links to discussions of its effects, enforcement, etc. from the National Center for Policy Analysis ( http://www.ncpa.org/~ncpa/pd/affirm/affirm.html ) | ||
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| The Affirmative Action and Diversity Project: A Web Page for Research | ||
| General resources on the issue from Carl Gutierrez-Jones (UCSB) ( http://aad.english.ucsb.edu/ ) | ||
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| The Affirmative Action Debate | ||
| Overview article by William A. Galston in Philosophy and Public Policy ( http://www.puaf.umd.edu/IPPP/1QQ.HTM ) | ||
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| The Law and Politics Book Review | ||
| Detailed reviews by Steven Kautz (Emory University) of one book against affirmative action and another for it ( http://www.unt.edu/lpbr/subpages/reviews/bergeast.htm ) | ||
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| Literature on Race, Ethnicity and Multiculturalism | ||
| Collection of video resources, links, bibliography, etc. including material on affirmative action; from Lawrence Hinman's Ethics Updates (University of San Diego) ( http://ethics.acusd.edu/Applied/Race/index.html ) | ||
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| Why do we need affirmative action? | ||
| Moral and financial arguments supporting affirmative action by Ann Casados-Mueller ( http://www.unlv.edu/Finance_Admin/Diversity/Affirmative%20Action/Why1.html ) | ||
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| Ten Myths about Affirmative Action | ||
| Responses by S. Plous (Wesleyan University) to opponents' arguments against affirmative action ( http://www.socialpsychology.org/affirm.htm ) | ||
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| NOW and Affirmative Action | ||
| Pro affirmative action resources from the National Organization for Women ( http://www.now.org/issues/affirm/ ) | ||
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| Affirmative Action Can't be Mended | ||
| Article against affirmative action by Walter Williams (George Mason University) ( http://www.cato.org/dailys/12-15-97.html ) | ||
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| Adversity.net | ||
| Home page of civil rights organization "for color blind justice" ( http://www.adversity.net/ ) | ||
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| Affirmative Action search results | ||
| Collection of articles generally opposing affirmative action from the CATO Institute ( http://search.cato.org/query.html?col=allcato&qc=allcato&pw=100%25&rf=0&qt=affirmative+ac... ) | ||
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