The question this paper examines is whether or not discourse ethics is an environmentally attractive moral theory. The answer reached is: no. For firstly, nature has nothing to gain from the discourse ...

Today, debates about Israel and the Palestinians often confuse and insult participants and observers rather than inform and clarify issues. If discourse is ethical, we can refuse to participate. There ...

When we talk about civil discourse, we often hear that term as a call to discuss controversial topics with a level of tact and grace that dignifies and respects our conversational counterpart. We ...

For the 2017-18 academic year, the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics is focusing on the theme of freedom of speech and civil discourse. We are exploring the theme through public events, the work of a ...

If civil discourse is the key to a healthy democracy, we’re in big trouble. Civil discourse is another name for honest dialog in which people listen to one another carefully and seek common ground.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Feb. 6, 2019) – The Poynter Institute, a global nonprofit dedicated to excellence in journalism, has been awarded a $5 million grant from Craig Newmark Philanthropies to ...

We report a randomized trial of a research ethics training intervention designed to enhance ethics communication in university science and engineering laboratories, focusing specifically on authorship ...

Kate Padgett Walsh co-organizes the Iowa High School Ethics Bowl competition. She is a professor of philosophy at Iowa State University. At a time when political conversations too often devolve into ...

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- A contrast: At the National Speech and Debate Tournament, two high school students take the stage. The first articulates the position he has been assigned to defend - people ...