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Chapter 3 - How Are Ethical Principles Useful?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 December 2020

Douglas J. Simpson  and
Donal M. Sacken
Douglas J. Simpson
Affiliation:
Texas Christian University
Donal M. Sacken
Affiliation:
Texas Christian University
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Summary

When a person listens to the flow of ideas in many ethical conversations, she or he may hear some arguments largely about the facts of a situation, although participants’ engagement may commence with an almost immediate impression or, perhaps, perception. Other contributors may seek to determine or unmask intentions, discover new information, and listen to others’ affirmations, denials, and reinterpretations of previously claimed facts. Still other observers, while seeking to clarify attitudes, dispositions, and habits of the people involved in a situation, focus anew on answers to specific queries: What really happened? Can this problem be dissolved by clearing up the confusion caused by dichotomous and fuzzy thinking? Is there a person or small group that is most responsible for the problem? What ethical principles are pertinent to the situation? Are ethical principles merely emotional responses to situations or are there evidentiary and reasoned bases for them?

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empirical generalizationsthe forums of one's mindreconstructed universal claimsreconstructed absolute claims
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Ethical Dilemmas in Schools
Collaborative Inquiry, Decision-Making, and Action
 , pp. 44 - 63
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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