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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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Currently accepting proposals for Spring 2021 ethics reading courses. Take your students on a deep dive into ethics.
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Engage with ethics outside the classroom - receive funding from the Prindle Institute for projects or events that bring ethics to DePauw's campus in substantive ways.
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Democracy: Print Edition
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Teaching Children Philosophy and the Prindle Institute
We’ve just launched teachingchildrenphilosophy.org, the new digital home for Thomas Wartenberg’s collection of book modules for children. We’ve been inspired by Tom’s work for years now, and his work with children was part of the inspiration for our yearly Express C.A.M.P.
We examine key ethical issues behind current events and culture.
PRINDLE POST
Aug 12, 2020The Melodrama of the United States Postal Service
The political controversy pertaining to the post concerns its claim to providing a necessary public good.
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GETTING ETHICS TO WORK
AUGUST 4, 2020Standing Up for Yourself at Work
What do you do when your employer makes an unreasonable request? Is it better to just fold and do the thing, or is it possible to use moral reasoning skills to find the middle ground? Getting Ethics to Work’s resident ethicist Andy Cullison and producer Kate Berry discuss a listener question about what to do when your boss asks you to do something and you don’t want to. On this episode and every episode, we dig into the complicated moral issues people face at work.
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Jul 29, 2020Teaching Children Philosophy New Website Launched
The Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics at DePauw University is thrilled to announce the launch of teachingchildrenphilosophy.org, the new digital home for Thomas Wartenberg’s amazing collection of c read thisVisit Us.
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