FOSTERING ETHICS
EDUCATION, DIALOGUE,
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Even good people can be better at ethics
The study of ethics is not about telling you what the rules are. Ethics is an exploration of questions about the nature of right and wrong. It’s about developing a thoughtful framework to help you decide what you should do when the answers aren’t clear. The Prindle Institute for Ethics is one of the largest collegiate ethics institutes in the country and is dedicated to encouraging and fostering the study of ethics - in all its facets.
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Engage with ethics outside the classroom - receive funding for projects or events that bring ethics to DePauw's campus.
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Teach an Ethics
Reading Course
Currently accepting proposals for Fall 2019 ethics reading courses. Take your students on a deep dive into ethics.
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Young Philosophers
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Submit your work for consideration for the 2019 Young Philosophers Lecture Series.
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Character. Attitude. Morals. Perspective.
Find out more about Express C.A.M.P., our philosophy-centered camp experience designed to equip Putnam County kids with the tools they need for ethical dialogue.
We examine key ethical issues behind current events and culture.
PRINDLE POST
Jul 17, 2019Refusal to Repatriate: The Owning, Lending, and Stealing of Art
The ongoing debate over colonial repatriation requires that we confront our history of imperialism. On what grounds can one own another’s cultural heritage?
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EXAMINING ETHICS
JUN 26, 201941: Ethics Education with Thomas Wartenberg and Chris Robichaud
Chris Robichaud is a professor at Harvard’s Kennedy School with an interest in creating moral simulations for education, and Thomas Wartenberg is the creator of the Teaching Children Philosophy program and website. Both share their ideas on learning philosophy and ethics, fiction, and more on this episode of Examining Ethics.
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NEWS
Jul 11, 2019Prindle Institute to host its newest writer in residence Maggie Schein
Author and education consultant Maggie Schein is joining the Prindle Institute for Ethics as its newest writer in residence. Her two-year residency, which begins July 1, will be supported by a $100,00 read thisVisit Us.
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