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