Ethical communication : moral stances in human dialogue / edited by Clifford G. Christians and John C. Merrill.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Christians, Clifford G.
• Merrill, John Calhoun, 1924-2012.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Conduct of life.
• Ethics.

Physical Description:

vii, 221 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri Press, [2009]

Summary:

"Communication ethics are approached from five perspectives--altruistic, egotistic, autonomous, legalist, and communitarian--in essays examining the thought of major thinkers ranging from Aristotle to the Dalai Lama. Each profile provides insight into how important ethical concepts can help the modern communicator"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

• Introduction / Clifford G. Christians and John C. Merrill
• The altruistic stance : loyalty to others
• Tenzin Gyatso, the Dalai Lama : universal compassion / John C. Merril
• Jesus : loving neighbors / Mary Hulst
• John Stuart Mill : utilitarianism / Raphael Cohen-Almagor
• Carol Gilligan : ethics of care / Lee Wilkins
• Martin Luther King, Jr. : ethics of personalism / William Babcock
• Mother Teresa : the ethics of sacrifice / Janice Hume
• The egoistic stance : loyalty to self
• Aristotle : self-development / Lee Anne Peck
• Friedrich Nietzsche : becoming an übermensch / Clifford G. Christians
• Machiavelli : pragmatic realism / John C. Merrill
• Camus : the rebellious spirit / David J. Gunkel
• Kautilya of India : social egoism / John C. Merrill
• Ayn Rand : rational self-interest / John C. Merrill
• The autonomy stance : loyalty to freedom
• Henry David Thoreau : value of solitude / Stephanie Craft
• John Locke : natural rights / Patrick Lee Plaisance
• Dietrich Bonhoeffer : courage versus authority / Ronald C. Arnett
• Paulo Freire : face saving and communication / Ronald C. Arnett
• Hannah Arendt : public as authority / Maurine Beasley
• The legalist stance : loyalty to authority
• Plato : elite norms / Lee Anne Peck
• Muhammad : honor centered morality / Mohammad A. Siddiqi
• Immanuel Kant : importance of duty / Lee Anne Peck
• Moses : deontological norms / William Babcock
• Thomas Hobbes : the ethics of social order / Stephen J.A. Ward
• The communitarian stance : loyalty to the community
• Confucius : ethics of character / Virginia Whitehouse
• Mohandas Gandhi : fellowship of power / Lee Wilkins
• Karl Marx : transcending alienation / Jon Bekken
• John Dewey : democratic conversation / Lee Wilkins
• Jürgen Habermas : consensus and citizenship / David S. Allen
• Emmanuel Levinas : priority of the other / Ronald C. Arnett.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

• 9780826218391
• 0826218393
• 9780826218469
• 0826218466

OCLC:

277196211